愤世嫉俗
fèn shì jí sú
Pinyin

Definition

愤世嫉俗
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fèn shì jí sú
  1. to be cynical
  2. to be embittered

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世界
shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
乱世
luàn shì
  1. 1 the world in chaos
  2. 2 troubled times
  3. 3 (in Buddhism) the mortal world
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
世上
shì shàng
  1. 1 on earth
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
世俗
shì sú
  1. 1 profane
  2. 2 secular
  3. 3 worldly
世博
Shì bó
  1. 1 abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
世家
shì jiā
  1. 1 family influential for generations
  2. 2 aristocratic family
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
世界杯
Shì jiè bēi
  1. 1 World Cup
世界观
shì jiè guān
  1. 1 worldview
  2. 2 world outlook
  3. 3 Weltanschauung
世纪
shì jì
  1. 1 century
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
世间
shì jiān
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 earth
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人世
rén shì
  1. 1 the world
  2. 2 this world
  3. 3 the world of the living
今世
jīn shì
  1. 1 this life
  2. 2 this age
低俗
dī sú
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 poor taste

Idioms (20)

一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
  1. 1 offending public morals (idiom)
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
  1. 1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
孤独于世
gū dú yú shì
  1. 1 alone in the world (idiom)
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
  1. 1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
才华盖世
cái huá gài shì
  1. 1 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

Sample Sentences

你干嘛那么愤世嫉俗呀？钻石又没招你惹你！
nǐ gànma nà me fènshìjísú ya ？zuànshí yòu méi zhāo nǐ rě nǐ ！
Why are you so angry at the world? What did diamonds ever do to you?
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现在社会上有很多愤世嫉俗的青年，仿佛对什么都不满意。
xiànzài shèhuì shàng yǒu hěn duō fènshìjísú de qīngnián ，fǎngfú duì shénme dōu bù mǎnyì 。
There are a lot of cynical young people these days. They seem to be unhappy about everything.
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愤世嫉俗
fènshìjísú
to be cynical
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