陈世美

chénshìměi

陈世美 — chénshìměi

1. Chen Shimei — a stock character in Chinese drama and folklore representing an ungrateful, treacherous husband who abandons his wife and family after gaining wealth or status; used as an epithet for such men.

   他成了陈世美，抛弃了妻子和孩子。 tā chéng le chénshìměi pāoqì le qīzǐ hé háizi — He became a Chen Shimei, abandoning his wife and children.