kàn
hóng
chén

idiom

Meaning of 看破红尘

看破红尘 means to see through the vanity of the mortal world; to become disillusioned with worldly life and pursuits. Pronounced kàn pò hóng chén.

  • to see through the vanity of the mortal world; to become disillusioned with worldly life and pursuits

Definitions & Examples

jīng
le
tài
duō
cuò
zhé
 
zuì
zhōng
kàn
hóng
chén
 
chū
jiā
wéi
sēng
 

After experiencing too many setbacks, he finally became disillusioned with the world and became a monk.

bìng
fēi
kàn
hóng
chén
 
zhǐ
shì
xuǎn
le
zhǒng
jiǎn
dān
de
shēng
huó
fāng
shì
 

She hasn't really seen through the vanity of the world; she just chose a simple way of life.

Rén
dào
zhōng
nián
 
yǒu
rén
yíng
yíng
 
yǒu
rén
zǎo
kàn
hóng
chén
 

When people reach middle age, some are still scheming for gain, while others have long since become disillusioned with the world.