聰慧

See also: 聪慧 and 聡慧

Chinese

quick at hearing; wise; clever
quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute
 
 intelligent
trad. (聰慧) 聰 慧
simp. (聪慧) 聪 慧

Pronunciation

Adjective

聰慧

  1. intelligent; bright; witty

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 聰明
Taiwan 聰明
Malaysia 聰明
Singapore 聰明
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 聰明
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 靈, 靈醒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 精靈, 聰明
Wuhan 聰明
Guilin 聰明
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 聰明
Hefei 聰明
Cantonese Guangzhou 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Hong Kong 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精
Taishan 聰明, 叻, 參
Kaiping (Chikan) 叻
Yangjiang 伶俐, 叻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 精, 扮𠮨
Singapore (Guangfu) 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨
Gan Nanchang 精靈, 聰明
Hakka Meixian 聰明, 機靈
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 聰明
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 聰明
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 聰明
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 聰明, 精
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 聰明, 精
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 聰明
Kuching (Hepo) 將
Jin Taiyuan 機靈, 聰明
Northern Min Jian'ou 聰明
Eastern Min Fuzhou 聰明
Southern Min Xiamen 聰明, 伶俐
Quanzhou 聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory, 伶俐
Zhangzhou 聰明, 伶俐
Taipei 聰明, 巧, 明白
Singapore (Hokkien) 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧
Manila (Hokkien) 巧, 勥, 𠢕
Chaozhou 聰明
Singapore (Teochew) 聰明
Wenchang 精
Singapore (Hainanese) 精
Wu Suzhou 聰明
Ningbo 聰明
Wenzhou 靈, 聰明
Xiang Changsha 靈泛, 聰明
Shuangfeng 聰明

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (聰慧):
  • → Japanese: 聡(そう)慧(けい) (sōkei)
  • → Korean: 총혜(聰慧) (chonghye)
  • → Vietnamese: thông tuệ (聰慧)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聰 慧
そう
Hyōgai 		けい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 聰慧 – see the following entry.
【聡慧そうけい】
[adjective] perspicacious, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, intelligent, wise
(This term, 聰慧, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
聰慧

Adjective

聰慧

  1. chữ Hán form of thông tuệ (“knowledgeable”)
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