乐不可极 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• one should not overindulge in pleasure

Character by character

• 乐lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
• 极jíextreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole

Idioms sharing a character

• 何乐不为 hé lè bù wéi
• 助人为乐 zhù rén wéi lè
• 及时行乐 jí shí xíng lè
• 吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè
• 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
• 喜闻乐见 xǐ wén lè jiàn
• 安居乐业 ān jū lè yè
• 安贫乐道 ān pín lè dào
• 寻欢作乐 xún huān zuò lè
• 幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò

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