Worldly affairs and human relationships are superficial, fragile, and often fickle; implying that people's sentiments or loyalty can be very thin and easily changed.
他经历了一次生意失败，才真正体会到什么叫世情如纸，昔日的朋友都渐渐疏远了。
After his business failed, he truly understood what it meant for worldly affairs and human relationships to be as thin as paper; his former friends gradually distanced themselves.
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Early Modern
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