愤世嫉俗 (fèn shì jí sú) — cynical toward society and the world; misanthropic; loathing the ways of the world
Definition
A strong, formal idiom meaning to despise the world and its ways — a deep, often bitter cynicism toward society as a whole, stronger than everyday 'cynical'.
idiom
cynical toward society and the worldmisanthropicloathing the ways of the world
Examples
- 愤世嫉俗，。Tā zhè ge rén zǒng shì fèn shì jí sú, jué de shè huì tài hēi àn le.He is always cynical, thinking that society is too dark.
- 愤世嫉俗，。Bié nà me fèn shì jí sú ma, shì jiè shàng hái shì yǒu hěn duō měi hǎo de shì wù.Don't be so cynical — there are still many beautiful things in the world.
- 愤世嫉俗。Zhè zhǒng fèn shì jí sú de tài dù ràng tā zài gōng zuò zhōng hěn nán gēn tóng shì xiāng chǔ.This cynical attitude makes it very hard for him to get along with colleagues at work.
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