- 玩世不恭
- wánshìbùgōngthumb one's nose at the world; be cynical* * *be cynical* * *cynicism* * *wán shì bù gōngn. cynicism, sarcasm* * *wan2 shi4 bu4 gong1to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions, frivolous* * *玩世不恭wán shì bù gōngbe cynical; a hippy; disdain worldly affairs; live in defiance of conventions; take a cynical attitude towards life; throw restraint to the winds and lead a licentious life; treat all things indecorously* * *玩世不恭|玩世不恭 [wán shì bù gōng] ► to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions ► frivolous
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.