喜怒哀乐 — Chinese idiom
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
Traditional: 喜怒哀樂
Meaning
- (lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy
- (fig.) emotions
Character by character
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 怒nùanger, passion, rage
- 哀āisad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
- 乐lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
Idioms sharing a character
- 喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
- 喜结良缘 xǐ jié liáng yuán
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