小聪明

xiǎocōngming

clever-clever

冰雪聪明

bīngxuěcōngming

exceptionally intelligent (idiom)

绝顶聪明

juédǐngcōngming

extremely bright (idiom)

耍小聪明

shuǎxiǎocōngming

to get smart

事后聪明

shìhòucōngming

wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

聪明绝顶

cōngmingjuédǐng

highly intelligent (idiom)

聪明过头

cōngmingguòtóu

too clever by half

自作聪明

zìzuòcōngmíng

to think oneself clever (idiom)

聪明伶俐

cōngminglínglì

clever and quick-witted

聪明才智

cōngmingcáizhì

intelligence and wisdom

聪明反被聪明误

cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù

a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself

聪明一世，懵懂一时

cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí

see [[聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]

聪明一世，糊涂一时

cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)