世态炎凉

Traditional: 世態炎涼

shì tài yán liáng

Dictionary entry

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

What does 世态炎凉 mean?

世态炎凉 (shì tài yán liáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

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世Shìsurname Shi 态tài(bound form) · appearance 炎yánflame · inflammation 凉Liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

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世态炎凉

shì tài yán liáng

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