粵

聰cung1明ming4

simp聪明
cung1 ming4cōng ming

English

  1. intelligent; clever; bright
  2. intelligent; clever; smart
  3. acute (of sight and hearing)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 天資好,理解能力高,智力高於平均水平

Examples

  • 佢又聰明又靚仔。

    He's very smart, and he's handsome too.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢只不過係有啲小聰明。

    Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個細路好聰明,一教就識。

    This child is smart. Whatever I teach him, he understands immediately.

  • 佢係聰明人,唔會攞晒啲錢嚟買馬嘅。

    He knows better than to spend all his money on horse racing.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢係一個好聰明嘅人。啫係我嘅意思係我贊成佢嘅睇法。

    He is a smart person. By which I mean, I agree with his opinions.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個世界最大嘅問題係啲蠢材同黐線佬永遠都係咁確信自己(信自己諗嘅嘢係真確嘅),而聰明啲嘅人就永遠都係咁充滿懷疑。

    The biggest problem in the world is that the nerds and lunatics are always so sure of themselves (believing that what they think is true), and the smarter people are always so full of doubt.

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我諗佢係聰明人嚟嘅。

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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