世俗凉薄
[shì sú liáng bó]
'世俗凉薄' can be understood as 'Cold-heartedness and Superficiality of The World’. Such phrases embody the sense of disillusionment and weariness caused by societal hypocrisy, callous behavior towards others, superficial relationships in everyday world. There are frequent discussions concerning worldly affairs like material desires versus personal morals within classic Chinese literary works.