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鬼聪明

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Collocation

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天生的鬼聪明
2
仗着鬼聪明
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凭着鬼聪明
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他没有大智慧,只有鬼聪明

Definition

鬼聪明:

Literally means:

devilish wisdom

Actually means:

聪明, intelligent or having high understanding ability and good memory.

This phrase means clever tricks, but such tricks are usually not used in noble or righteous deeds. It is derogatory.

聪明,智力发达,理解和记忆力都很高。

鬼聪明,用来取巧的小才智,但不是用在正经事情上的智慧。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
de
guǐ
cōngming
聪明
chū
chūfēngtou
出风头
hái
可以
  
,
zuò
shì
大事
buháng
不行
  

His ghost is clever and out of the publicity can also, do great things can not.

2
píngshí
平时
hǎohǎo
好好
xué
学习
  
,
zhè
这次
kǎoshì
考试
wánquán
完全
shì
píngzhāo
凭着
guǐ
cōngming
聪明
  
,
shìxiān
事先
cāi
duì
le
lǎoshī
老师
chū
de
  
,
cái
jiǎoxìng
侥幸
及格
de
  

He usually does not study well, this exam is entirely based on ghost intelligence, guess the right question in advance, only lucky to pass.

3
zhè
rén
méiyǒu
没有
zhìhuì
大智慧
  
,
zhīyǒu
只有
guǐ
cōngming
聪明
  
,
suǒ
所以
biè
zhǐwàng
指望
zuò
shénme
什么
shì
大事
  

He has no great wisdom, only ghost intelligence, so don't expect him to do anything big.