玩世不恭 — Chinese idiom
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
Meaning
- to trifle without respect ; to despise worldly conventions
- frivolous
Character by character
- 玩wánto play with, to joke, to entertain
- 世shìgeneration, era, age; world
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 恭gōngpolite, respectful, reverent
Idioms sharing a character
- 吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè
- 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén
- 玩物丧志 wán wù sàng zhì
- 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng
- 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
- 公之于世 gōng zhī yú shì
- 公诸于世 gōng zhū yú shì
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