老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù

DEFINITIONS

  1. experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
  2. sophisticated

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
故 gù
HSK 3
ancient, old; reason, because