Meaning of 世态炎凉
世态炎凉 means the fickleness of human relationships; the way people are warm and friendly when one is rich and powerful but cold and indifferent when one loses wealth and status. Pronounced shì tài yán liáng.
- the fickleness of human relationships; the way people are warm and friendly when one is rich and powerful but cold and indifferent when one loses wealth and status
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
pò破
chǎn产
hòu后
，
xī昔
rì日
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
fēn纷
fēn纷
shū疏
yuǎn远
，
ràng让
tā他
shēn深
kè刻
tǐ体
huì会
dào到
le了
shì世
tài态
yán炎
liáng凉
。
After he went bankrupt, his former friends drifted away one by one, making him deeply feel the fickleness of human relationships.
Zì自
cóng从
tā他
tuì退
xiū休
shī失
qù去
quán权
lì力
hòu后
，
jiā家
lǐ里
jiù就
mén门
kě可
luó罗
què雀
，
zhēn真
shì是
shì世
tài态
yán炎
liáng凉
。
Since he retired and lost his power, visitors have become scarce at his home; truly the world is cold when one is down.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
tōng通
guò过
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
zāo遭
yù遇
，
shēn深
kè刻
jiē揭
lù露
le了
guān官
chǎng场
de的
shì世
tài态
yán炎
liáng凉
。
Through the protagonist's experiences, this novel profoundly exposes the fickleness of human relationships in officialdom.