事后聪明 in English shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5 Meaning

Meanings

  • wise after the event (idiomatic expression); with hindsight, one should have predicted it

Simplified Characters

事 后 聪 明

Traditional Characters

事 後 聰 明

Pinyin

shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

事shi4matter 后hou4surname Hou 聪cong1quick at hearing 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)