洋場惡少 yáng chǎng è shào

arrogant rich playboy in old Shanghai

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
洋 yáng HSK 4
foreign; ocean; vast
場 chǎng
large place used for a specific purpose; stage
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
少 shào HSK 1
few; less; to lack