与世偃仰
yǔ​shì​yǎn​yǎng

to drift with the tide

  • created sense approved 与世偃仰/與世偃仰 · yǔ​shì​yǎn​yǎng · to drift with the tide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    与世偃仰 / 與世偃仰

    yǔ​shì​yǎn​yǎng

    to drift with the tide

    to follow the trends or customs of the world without having independent thoughts or opinions of one's own; to drift with the current

    与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · with 世 (literal) → 世 · shì · world 偃仰 (literal) → 偃仰 · yǎn​yǎng · to drift with the times

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