玩世不恭 — Chinese idiom

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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