瞧瞧这世道
“Look at this world.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么东西你
“Who do you think you are?”
瞧瞧这世道
“Look at this world.”
人间炼狱啊
“It's a living hell.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Older generations in Chinese society frequently invoke '世道' to express sorrow over perceived moral deterioration or socio-political instability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
take a look at / just look at
Colloquial reduplication of 瞧, often used to draw someone's attention to a distressing or absurd phenomenon.
the ways of the world / the moral state of society
Used almost exclusively when lamenting moral decay, societal turmoil, or hard times.