Chén
Shì
měi

name
common

Meaning of 陈世美

陈世美 means heartless husband who betrays his spouse after achieving success. Pronounced Chén Shì měi.

  • heartless husband who betrays his spouse after achieving success

Definitions & Examples

xiàn
zài
le
jiù
xiǎng
dāng
Chén
Shì
měi
 
pāo
zāo
kāng
zhī
 

Now that he's successful, he wants to be a heartless husband and abandon his devoted wife.

Zài
mín
jiān
shi
 
Chén
Shì
měi
shì
xīn
hàn
de
dài
míng
 

In folk tales, Chen Shimei is a synonym for a heartless man.

bié
xué
Chén
Shì
měi
 
yǒu
diǎn
qián
jiù
biàn
le
xīn
 

Don't you dare become a Chen Shimei, changing your heart just because you have a little money now.

shì
xiàn
dài
Chén
Shì
měi
 
pān
shàng
gāo
zhī
jiù
wàng
le
jiù
qíng
 

He's a modern-day Chen Shimei, forgetting his old affections after climbing to a higher social branch.

Chén
Shì
měi
zhè
ge
míng
zi
cháng
yòng
lái
fěng
xiē
guì
de
nán
rén
 

The name Chen Shimei is often used to satirize men who abandon their wives after becoming rich and powerful.