炎凉世态 — “Hot and cold worldly attitudes”
炎凉世态 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the fickleness of human relationships, characterized by people being warm and obsequious when one is successful, and cold and indifferent when one is in decline; snobbery”. Literally, “Hot and cold worldly attitudes”.
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What does 炎凉世态 mean?
炎凉世态 (yán liáng shì tài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the fickleness of human relationships, characterized by people being warm and obsequious when one is successful, and cold and indifferent when one is in decline; snobbery”.
How do you pronounce 炎凉世态?
炎凉世态 is pronounced yán liáng shì tài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 炎凉世态 literally mean?
Literally, 炎凉世态 means “Hot and cold worldly attitudes”. It is used to mean “the fickleness of human relationships, characterized by people being warm and obsequious when one is successful, and cold and indifferent when one is in decline; snobbery”.
What is the Chinese definition of 炎凉世态?
炎：指亲热。凉：指冷淡。世态：人情世故。指有的人得势时就巴结奉迎，失势时就十分冷淡。