yán
liáng

noun
common
literary

Meaning of 炎凉

炎凉 means warmth and coldness; (figurative) fawning and indifference. Pronounced yán liáng.

  • warmth and coldness; (figurative) fawning and indifference

Definitions & Examples

Shì
tài
yán
liáng
 
rén
qíng
lěng
nuǎn
 
zǎo
kàn
dàn
 

He has long since become indifferent to the fickleness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human relationships.

cóng
chǎn
hòu
 
cái
zhēn
zhèng
huì
dào
shén
me
jiào
shì
tài
yán
liáng
 

Only after he went bankrupt did he truly understand what it means to experience the coldness of the world.

shēng
bǎo
cháng
yán
liáng
 
què
shǐ
zhōng
bǎo
chí
zhe
shàn
liáng
de
xīn
 

He tasted the full bitterness of the world's fickleness throughout his life, yet always maintained a kind heart.

Yán
liáng
shì
tài
 
lái
jiù
shì
 

The fickleness of the world has been thus since ancient times.