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玩世不恭

wán shì bù gōng

4-character word

What 玩世不恭 means

1. to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
2. frivolous

The characters in 玩世不恭

• 玩wánto play; to have fun; to trifle with
• 世shìlife; age; generation
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 恭gōngrespectful

Example sentences

• 人会随着年龄的增长而更加地玩世不恭。
  Rén huì suízhe niánlíng de zēngzhǎng ér gèng jiā de wánshìbùgōng.
  People grow more cynical with age.
• 我的灵魂里有很多地方玩世不恭，对人傲慢无礼，但是它有一个核心，这个核心害怕黑暗，柔弱得像绵羊一样。
  Wǒ de línghún lǐ yǒu hěn duō dìfang wánshìbùgōng, duì rén àomàn wúlǐ, dànshì tā yǒu yī gè héxīn, zhège héxīn hàipà hēi'àn, róuruò de xiàng miányáng yīyàng.
  In my soul there are many places that are cynical and arrogant, but at its core, it fears the darkness and is as weak as a sheep.