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憤世嫉俗

简 愤世嫉俗 · 繁 憤世嫉俗
Mandarin · pinyin fèn shì jí sú

Meanings

  1. to be cynical
  2. to be embittered
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憤
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世
shì · generation; world; era
嫉
jí · jealousy; be jealous of
俗
sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
愤
fèn · resent, hate; indignant
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4–4–2–2 · fen4 shi4 ji2 su2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan5 sai3 zat6 zuk6

Cantonese word readings for 憤世嫉俗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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fan5 sai3 zat6 zuk6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be cynical; to be embittered

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