老于世故 — “Worldly-wise and experienced in human affairs”
老于世故 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “worldly-wise and experienced in human affairs”. Often implying a degree of sophistication or cynicism gained through life experience. Literally, “old in worldly affairs”.
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More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
- lǎo老tiān天bá拔dì地old person's stiff, slow, clumsy movements
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What does 老于世故 mean?
老于世故 (lǎo yú shì gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “worldly-wise and experienced in human affairs”.
How do you pronounce 老于世故?
老于世故 is pronounced lǎo yú shì gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老于世故 literally mean?
Literally, 老于世故 means “old in worldly affairs”. It is used to mean “worldly-wise and experienced in human affairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老于世故?
老：老练，富有经验；世故：处世经验。指对社会上的一切有很深的阅历。