聪 明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing) 巧 妙 qiǎo miào ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice 灵 敏 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp 机 灵 jī ling clever / quick-witted 伶 俐 líng lì clever / witty / intelligent 快 rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant 乖 (of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal 玲 珑 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble 乖 巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute 灵 通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective 聪 敏 cōng mǐn quick / bright / intelligent / clever / brilliant 妙 趣 miào qù witty / clever / amusing 心 灵 手 巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous 乖 觉 guāi jué perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd 鬼 ghost / demon / terrible / damnable / clever / sly / crafty / (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) / one of the 28 constellations 敏 quick / nimble / agile / clever / smart 聪 quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute 颖 head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding 伶 clever / (old) actor / actress 俐 clever 譞 usually used in a name / clever / intelligent 有 心 眼 yǒu xīn yǎn clever / sharp 㑇 (old) beautiful / clever 悧 smooth / active / clever / sharp 灵 利 líng lì clever / bright / quick-witted 㑩 smart / clever 猴 儿 精 hóu r jīng (dialect) shrewd / clever 慜 clever / old variant of 愍[min3] 𫍽 usually used in a name / clever / intelligent 别 具 匠 心 bié jù jiàng xīn to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived 智 者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person 自 作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive) 妙 招 miào zhāo smart move / clever way of doing sth 弄 巧 成 拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face 灵 机 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick 伶 牙 俐 齿 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom) / fluent / having the gift of the gab 高 妙 gāo miào masterly / subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc) 聪 明 反 被 聪 明 误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom) / cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good 机 灵 鬼 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person 自 作 聪 明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom) 聪 明 伶 俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted 詗 clever / to gossip / to spy 妒 能 害 贤 dù néng hài xián jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom) 神 机 妙 算 shén jī miào suàn divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom) / clever scheme / supremely clever in his schemes 玲 珑 剔 透 líng lóng tī tòu exquisitely made / very clever 小 聪 明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded 巧 妇 qiǎo fù clever wife / ingenious housewife / Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 儸 smart / clever 詊 pleasing / clever talk 伶 悧 líng lì variant of 伶俐, clever / witty / intelligent 珠 玉 zhū yù pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person 耍 嘴 皮 shuǎ zuǐ pí to show off with clever talk / big-headed / a smart-ass 聪 明 过 头 cōng ming guò tóu too clever by half / excessive ingenuity 嘴 乖 zuǐ guāi (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way 知 人 者 智 ， 自 知 者 明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] 铁 齿 铜 牙 tiě chǐ tóng yá clever and eloquent speaker (idiom) 撇 步 piē bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo]) 邪 招 xié zhāo clever move from out of left field 有 本 事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare! 撇 步 piě bù (Tw) trick (of the trade) / clever move / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
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