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English

1. clever-clever
2. clever in trivial matters
3. sharp but petty-minded
4. (derogatory term) petty clevernessunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. （貶義）形容一啲以短期效益為主嘅意見，只喺解決部分問題，或者只喺一種掩飾手unreviewed?

Examples

• 佢只不過係有啲小聰明。

  Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他只不過是有點小聰明。

  Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 即使他有些小聪明，但是他并不智慧。

  Though he is clever, he isn't wise.

  Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY

• unreviewed?

  佢份人淨係得小聰明，唔成大器。

  He only possesses petty cleverness, he won't amount to much.