lè​jí​shēng​bēi

extreme joy begets sorrow

Senses

乐极生悲/ 樂極生悲 lè​jí​shēng​bēi extreme joy begets sorrow

extreme joy turns to sorrow; often used as a warning to not celebrate too early because things can still go wrong

References

variant 乐极生悲/樂極生悲 乐极悲生/樂極悲生
variant 乐极生悲/樂極生悲 乐极悲来/樂極悲來
antonym 苦尽甘来/苦盡甘來 乐极生悲/樂極生悲
antonym 否极泰来/否極泰來 乐极生悲/樂極生悲
synonym 兴尽悲来/興盡悲來 乐极生悲/樂極生悲