smart as a rule
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ō NGM í ngy ī sh ì, which means that a person is smart all his life. From the ancient and modern novels: Teng Dayin breaks his family property.
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty wrote in the ancient and modern novels: Teng Dayin's ghost breaks his family property: "if I can't break it, I'm not wise. Every day when I leave the hall, I will show my paintings and play with them
Idiom usage
It is often used with "muddle headed for a while". A 69 year old man, on the contrary, is wise and confused for a while. He teaches a group of monkey bastards to eat. Lao She's Camel Xiangzi
Chinese PinYin : cōng míng yī shì
smart as a rule
be a colossus with feet of clay. ní zú jù rén
even crows and sparrows hold peace and keep silence. yā mò què jìng
Study Beijing and practice capital. yán jīng liàn dōu