超然世事

Traditional form:

超然世事

Pinyin (reading):

chāoránshìshì

Definitions:

• to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)

Characters:

• 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

Traditional characters:

• 超 - to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly
• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident