粵

聰cung1明ming4伶ling4俐lei6

simp聪明伶俐
cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6cōng ming líng lì

English

  1. (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
  2. clever and quick-witted (mostly for children)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (通常形容小朋友)聰明、精叻

Examples

  • 婆婆祈求兩粒孫讀書聰明伶俐。

    The old lady wishes that two grandchildren of hers will be clever and quick-witted, and thus good at studying.

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

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