乐极悲生
lè​jí​bēi​shēng

extreme joy turns to sorrow

  • created sense approved 乐极悲生/樂極悲生 · lè​jí​bēi​shēng · extreme joy turns to sorrow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乐极悲生 / 樂極悲生

    lè​jí​bēi​shēng

    extreme joy turns to sorrow

    (variant form) extreme joy begets sorrow; happiness at its height gives way to misery

    乐 (literal) → 乐/樂 · lè · pleasure 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 悲 (literal) → 悲 · bēi · sad 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to

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