事后聪明

Traditional: 事後聰明

shì hòu cōng ming

Dictionary entry

wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

What does 事后聪明 mean?

事后聪明 (shì hòu cōng ming) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

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事shìmatter · thing 后Hòusurname Hou 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing) · (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp 明MíngMing Dynasty (1368–1644) · surname Ming

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事后聪明

shì hòu cōng ming

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