聪明偏受聪明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福聰明偏受聰明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福聰明偏受聰明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福

the clever suffer clever's pain; the dull enjoy dull's blessings

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Clever people, over-trusting their wits, make foolish mistakes and suffer, while simple people content with their lot are happy. Ironic and wry.

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Simplified: 聪明偏受聪明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福
Traditional (Taiwan): 聰明偏受聰明苦,痴呆越享痴呆福
Pinyin: cōngming piān shòu cōngming kǔ,chīdāi yuè xiǎng chīdāi Fú
Bopomofo: ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥㄆㄧㄢㄕㄡˋ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥㄎㄨˇ,ㄔㄉㄞㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄔㄉㄞㄈㄨˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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