shì​tài​yán​liáng

fickleness of the world

Senses

世态炎凉/ 世態炎涼 shì​tài​yán​liáng fickleness of the world

(idiom) the variability and hypocrisy of human relationships; describes people who flatter those in power and ignore those who have lost it

References

synonym 世态炎凉/世態炎涼 趋炎附势/趨炎附勢