the fickleness of the world

the fickleness of the world

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì t à iy á NLI á ng, which means that some people flatter others when they are in power, while others are very indifferent when they are in power. It's from Du Jiage, guidebook.

Analysis of Idioms

As always, it is very popular

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang's Guide to Du Jiage said, "in the past, I went to the son of Wei, but now I am general Huo. The world is very cold and the friendship is very noble."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as subject, object and attribute; with derogatory meaning. Example: Mao Dun's a woman: "maybe he should be more deeply aware of ~ In Yuan Dynasty, the fourth fold of "frozen Su Qin" written by Wu Mingshi said: "I think that the world is in a state of desolation.