cynical
Sarcasm, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ě ngch á or è f ě ng, which means to ridicule and satirize with acrid language. It comes from Yuan Mei's duwaiyuyan of Qing Dynasty.
Idiom usage
I met Lao Xu and said a few words of ~. (Chapter 116 of the popular romance of the Republic of China by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xianfu)
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Mei's "duwai Yuyan" in Qing Dynasty: "the Duke of Chu Wei was the meeting of Guo State. At that time, the appearance of his usurping the state was known by everyone. There was a sense of injustice. Therefore, the official of Jin was full of sarcasm and ridicule because of his heart."
cynical
high position and handsome salary - gāo guān zhòng lù
destroy evils before they become apparent - dù jiàn chú wēi
Take the big as the evil and the small as the evil - yǐ dà wù xì