quǎn

technical
noun

Meaning of 犬儒

犬儒 means cynic; originally the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece, later broadly referring to any cynical or world-weary person. Pronounced quǎn rú.

  • cynic; originally the Cynic philosophers of ancient Greece, later broadly referring to any cynical or world-weary person

Definitions & Examples

Quǎn
xué
pài
shì
zhé
xué
zhōng
zhǔ
zhāng
huí
guī
rán
 
miè
shì
shì
jiào
de
zhòng
yào
liú
pài
 

The Cynic school was an important movement in ancient Greek philosophy that advocated returning to nature and despising secular conventions.

Miàn
duì
fǎn
chū
xiàn
de
zhèng
zhì
chǒu
wén
 
mín
zhòng
zhú
jiàn
biàn
chéng
le
lěng
de
quǎn
 

Faced with recurring political scandals, the public gradually became cynical and apathetic.

bìng
fēi
tiān
shēng
de
quǎn
 
zhǐ
shì
jīng
le
tài
duō
bèi
pàn
hòu
cái
zài
xiāng
xìn
rén
xìng
běn
shàn
 

He wasn't born a cynic; he simply stopped believing in the innate goodness of human nature after experiencing too many betrayals.

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