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乐祸幸灾
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乐祸幸灾 — “To take pleasure in someone else's misfortune”

乐祸幸灾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take pleasure in someone else's misfortune”. To gloat over others' calamities or setbacks. Literally, “rejoice in misfortune, delight in disaster”.

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乐祸幸灾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乐祸幸灾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乐
lè5happy, music, enjoy
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
幸
xìng8good fortune, happiness, luck
灾
zāi7disaster, calamity

Example Sentence with 乐祸幸灾

看到竞争对手的项目遇到困难,他不应该乐祸幸灾,而应该思考自己的发展。
When seeing a competitor's project encounter difficulties, he should not gloat, but rather reflect on his own development.

Idioms Related to 乐祸幸灾

Synonyms of 乐祸幸灾

  • xìng幸zāi灾lè乐huò祸gloating over others' misfortunes

Antonyms of 乐祸幸灾

  • tù兔sǐ死hú狐bēi悲grieve over a comrade's death
  • tóng同bìng病xiāng相lián怜share a common plight and sympathize

More idioms starting with 乐

  • lè乐bù不kě可zhī支overjoyed beyond measure
  • lè乐bù不kě可jí极Do not indulge in excessive pleasure
  • lè乐bù不kě可yán言joy beyond words
  • lè乐bù不sī思shǔ蜀too happy to return home
  • lè乐bù不jí极pán盘Enjoyment should not be carried to excess
  • lè乐yè业ān安jū居enjoy work and live in peace
  • lè乐lè乐táo醄táo醄extremely joyful and delighted
  • lè乐lè乐táo陶táo陶Joyful and content
  • lè乐shì事quàn劝gōng功enjoy work and strive for achievement
  • lè乐yú于zhù助rén人eager and willing to help others
  • lè乐yǐ以wàng忘yōu忧too happy to forget worries
  • lè乐shàn善bù不juàn倦tireless in good deeds

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Questions about 乐祸幸灾

What does 乐祸幸灾 mean?

乐祸幸灾 (lè huò xìng zāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take pleasure in someone else's misfortune”.

How do you pronounce 乐祸幸灾?

乐祸幸灾 is pronounced lè huò xìng zāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乐祸幸灾 literally mean?

Literally, 乐祸幸灾 means “rejoice in misfortune, delight in disaster”. It is used to mean “to take pleasure in someone else's misfortune”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乐祸幸灾?

犹言幸灾乐祸。谓以别人的灾祸为乐。

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