聪明一世，糊涂一时

聪
聰
明
明
一
一
世
世
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糊
糊
涂
塗
一
一
时
時
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve

Characters and words in 聪明一世，糊涂一时

聪
聰
co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1
quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute
聪 = 总 + 耳 : Kitty Cat (cu) is taking part in a poker tournament in front of the engine ((e)ng1). She was clever (聪) enough to smuggle an ear (耳) into the deck, so she knows that this is exactly the right time to go all-in (总).
聪
聰
明
明
intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)
明
míng = mi + (e)ng2
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
明 = 日 + 月 : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
明
míng = mi + (e)ng2
bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
明 = 日 + 月 : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
一
世
generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)
世
shì = sh + Ø4
surname Shi
世
shì = sh + Ø4
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
世 = 廿 + L : Mnemonic symbol: the WTO or WHO.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is cleaning a flower pot (廿) under the shower of the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with a loofah (L) because he didn't quite understand a poster next to the shower from the WHO (世) explaining dangers arising from different germs.

In this case, L is for loofah.
糊
䊀
hú = hu + Ø2
variant of 糊[hu2]
糊 = 米 + 胡 : In the space station's kitchen (Ø2) Helga Horse (hu) is cooking a paste (糊) made of a whole sack of rice (米). She made a big mess, partly because the instructions were so unclear (糊) and therefore she was so muddled up (糊). She even had her Confucius moustache (胡) catch the oven's fire, so her moustache got scorched (糊), just as the rice paste.
糊
hú = hu + Ø2
muddled / paste / scorched
糊 = 米 + 胡 : In the space station's kitchen (Ø2) Helga Horse (hu) is cooking a paste (糊) made of a whole sack of rice (米). She made a big mess, partly because the instructions were so unclear (糊) and therefore she was so muddled up (糊). She even had her Confucius moustache (胡) catch the oven's fire, so her moustache got scorched (糊), just as the rice paste.
糊
hù = hu + Ø4
paste / cream
糊
餬
hú = hu + Ø2
congee / making a living
糊 = 米 + 胡 : In the space station's kitchen (Ø2) Helga Horse (hu) is cooking a paste (糊) made of a whole sack of rice (米). She made a big mess, partly because the instructions were so unclear (糊) and therefore she was so muddled up (糊). She even had her Confucius moustache (胡) catch the oven's fire, so her moustache got scorched (糊), just as the rice paste.
糊
糊
涂
塗
muddled / silly / confused
涂
塗
tú = tu + Ø2
to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street
涂 = 余 + 氵 : Someone smeared (涂) a graffiti on Tommy Turtle's (tu) sedan chair (余) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). Tommy Turtle tries to clean it using a bottle of water (氵).
涂
tú = tu + Ø2
surname Tu
涂 = 余 + 氵 : Someone smeared (涂) a graffiti on Tommy Turtle's (tu) sedan chair (余) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). Tommy Turtle tries to clean it using a bottle of water (氵).
涂
tú = tu + Ø2
variant of 途[tu2]
涂 = 余 + 氵 : Someone smeared (涂) a graffiti on Tommy Turtle's (tu) sedan chair (余) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). Tommy Turtle tries to clean it using a bottle of water (氵).
一
一
时
時
a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
时
旹
shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时
時
shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi
时
時
shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
时 = 寸 + 日 : The sun asks Sherlock Holmes out for a coffee just inside the entrance of the space station. Looking at his pocket watch, Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up".
时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

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