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乐极悲生
lè​jí​bēi​shēng

extreme joy turns to sorrow

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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

Frequency

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0.004 per million

Cross-References

Has variant

  • 乐极生悲 lè​jí​shēng​bēi

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Frequency data
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