Chinese

		clever; intelligent; smart clever; intelligent; smart; bright	one; 1; single one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime		bewildered; confused; muddled	one; 1; single one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (聰明一世，糊塗一時)		聰明	一	世	，	糊塗	一	時
simp. (聪明一世，糊涂一时)		聪明	一	世	，	糊涂	一	时

Proverb

聰明一世，糊塗一時

1. Even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement.