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Chinese
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quick at hearing; wise; clever quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute
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clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
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trad. (聰明)
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聰
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明
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simp. (聪明)
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聪
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明
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Pronunciation
Adjective
聰明
- clever; intelligent; smart; bright
- 他生得很聰明。/他生得很聪明。 ― Tā shēng de hěn cōngmíng. ― He is very smart.
一個雀 雀飛上坡 一個雀 雀飛下坡 三歲孩兒會唱歌 不是爹娘告訴我 是我自己聰明多 [MSC, trad.]
一个雀 雀飞上坡 一个雀 雀飞下坡 三岁孩儿会唱歌 不是爹娘告诉我 是我自己聪明多 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1921, James Hutson, Chinese Life in the Tibetan Foothills/Riddles and Ditties
- yī ge què, què fēi shàng pō, yī ge què, què fēi xià pō, sān suì hái'ér huì chànggē, bùshì diēniáng gàosù wǒ, shì wǒ zìjǐ cōngmíng duō
- One little birdie flies up the hill, another little birdie flies down the hill; a three-year old child is able to sing, not what the parents teach it, but what natural wisdom prompts.
你聰明的,告訴我,我們的日子為什麼一去不復返呢? [MSC, trad.]
你聪明的,告诉我,我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢? [MSC, simp.]- From: 朱自清《匆匆》
- Nǐ cōngmíng de, gàosu wǒ, wǒmen de rìzi wèishénme yī qù bù fùfǎn ne?
- You the wise, tell me, why should our days leave us, never to return?
- (archaic, of hearing and vision) sharp; keen; perceptive
Synonyms
- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
- 伶俐 (línglì)
- 儇 (Wu, of a child)
- 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
- 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
- 性靈/性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
- 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
- 明慧 (mínghuì)
- 明智 (míngzhì)
- 機敏/机敏 (jīmǐn)
- 機智/机智 (jīzhì)
- 機穎/机颖 (literary)
- 機警/机警 (jījǐng)
- 機靈/机灵
- 活絡/活络 (Wu)
- 睿智 (ruìzhì)
- 穎異/颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
- 精濟/精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 精齊/精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 聰慧/聪慧 (cōnghuì)
- 聰敏/聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
- 聰穎/聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
- 英明 (yīngmíng)
- 調皮/调皮 (tiáopí)
- 靈/灵 (líng)
- 靈光/灵光 (6lin-kuaon) (Wu)
- 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
Dialectal synonyms of
聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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聰明
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Taiwan
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聰明
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Malaysia
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聰明
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Singapore
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聰明
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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聰明
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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靈, 靈醒
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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精靈, 聰明
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Wuhan
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聰明
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Guilin
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聰明
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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聰明
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Hefei
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聰明
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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Hong Kong
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聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
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Taishan
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聰明, 叻, 參
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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叻
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Yangjiang
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伶俐, 叻
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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精, 扮𠮨
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
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Gan
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Nanchang
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精靈, 聰明
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Hakka
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Meixian
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聰明, 機靈
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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聰明
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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聰明
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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聰明
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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聰明, 精
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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聰明, 精
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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聰明
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Kuching (Hepo)
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將
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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機靈, 聰明
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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聰明
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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聰明
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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聰明
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Quanzhou
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聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory
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Zhangzhou
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聰明
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Taipei
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聰明, 巧, 明白
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
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Manila (Hokkien)
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巧, 勥, 𠢕
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Chaozhou
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聰明
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Singapore (Teochew)
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聰明
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Wenchang
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精
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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精
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Wu
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Suzhou
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聰明
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Ningbo
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聰明
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Wenzhou
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靈, 聰明
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Xiang
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Changsha
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靈泛, 聰明
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Shuangfeng
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聰明
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Antonyms
- 棒槌 (bàngchuí)
- 笨拙 (bènzhuō)
- 鳩拙/鸠拙 (jiūzhuó)
- 拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
- 愚笨 (yúbèn)
- 愚蠢 (yúchǔn)
- 愚昧 (yúmèi)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Adjective
聰明 • (sōmei) -na (adnominal 聰明な (sōmei na), adverbial 聰明に (sōmei ni))
- wise
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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聰明だろ
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そうめいだろ
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sōmei daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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聰明で
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そうめいで
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sōmei de
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Terminal (終止形)
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聰明だ
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そうめいだ
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sōmei da
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Attributive (連体形)
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聰明な
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そうめいな
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sōmei na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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聰明なら
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そうめいなら
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sōmei nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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聰明であれ
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そうめいであれ
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sōmei de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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聰明ではない 聰明じゃない
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そうめいではない そうめいじゃない
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sōmei de wa nai sōmei ja nai
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Informal past
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聰明だった
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そうめいだった
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sōmei datta
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Informal negative past
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聰明ではなかった 聰明じゃなかった
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そうめいではなかった そうめいじゃなかった
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sōmei de wa nakatta sōmei ja nakatta
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Formal
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聰明です
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そうめいです
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sōmei desu
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Formal negative
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聰明ではありません 聰明じゃありません
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そうめいではありません そうめいじゃありません
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sōmei de wa arimasen sōmei ja arimasen
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Formal past
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聰明でした
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そうめいでした
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sōmei deshita
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Formal negative past
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聰明ではありませんでした 聰明じゃありませんでした
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そうめいではありませんでした そうめいじゃありませんでした
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sōmei de wa arimasen deshita sōmei ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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聰明で
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そうめいで
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sōmei de
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Conditional
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聰明なら(ば)
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そうめいなら(ば)
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sōmei nara (ba)
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Provisional
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聰明だったら
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そうめいだったら
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sōmei dattara
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Volitional
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聰明だろう
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そうめいだろう
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sōmei darō
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Adverbial
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聰明に
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そうめいに
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sōmei ni
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Degree
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聰明さ
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そうめいさ
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sōmeisa
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Noun
聰明 • (sōmei)
- intelligence
Proper noun
聰明 • (Sōmei)
- a male given name
Etymology 2
Proper noun
聰明 • (Toshiaki)
- a male given name
Korean
Noun
聰明 • (chongmyeong) (hangeul 총명)
- hanja form? of 총명 (“intelligence”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
聰明
- chữ Hán form of thông minh (“clever, intelligent, smart”).