以刺世事 — “To satirize or criticize contemporary societal issues or trends”
以刺世事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satirize or criticize contemporary societal issues or trends”. Literally, “in order to satirize worldly affairs”.
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他撰写的小品文常以刺世事，借着幽默的笔法，反映日常生活中不合理的现象。
His essays often satirize contemporary societal issues, reflecting unreasonable phenomena in daily life through humorous writing.
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What does 以刺世事 mean?
以刺世事 (yǐ cì shì shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satirize or criticize contemporary societal issues or trends”.
How do you pronounce 以刺世事?
以刺世事 is pronounced yǐ cì shì shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 以刺世事 literally mean?
Literally, 以刺世事 means “in order to satirize worldly affairs”. It is used to mean “to satirize or criticize contemporary societal issues or trends”.
What is the Chinese definition of 以刺世事?
以：表示目的的连词。来讽刺当世之事