世态炎凉 in English shi4 tai4 yan2 liang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the hypocrisy of the world (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

世 态 炎 凉

Traditional Characters

世 態 炎 涼

Pinyin

shi4 tai4 yan2 liang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

世shi4surname Shi 态tai4(bound form) 炎yan2flame 凉liang2the 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 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)