yōu​xǐ​jiāo​jí

mingled sadness and joy

  • created sense approved 忧喜交集/憂喜交集 · yōu​xǐ​jiāo​jí · mingled sadness and joy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    忧喜交集 / 憂喜交集

    yōu​xǐ​jiāo​jí

    mingled sadness and joy

    A mix of worry and happiness; experiencing both sorrow and joy at the same time

    忧 (literal) → 忧/憂 · yōu · to worry 喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · happy 交集 (literal) → 交集 · jiāo​jí · to occur simultaneously

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