聰明一世，糊塗一時

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve

quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute

intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)

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

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

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

generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)

surname Shi

life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

variant of 糊[hu2]

muddled / paste / scorched

paste / cream

congee / making a living

muddled / silly / confused

to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street

a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period