乐极生悲

Traditional: 樂極生悲

lè jí shēng bēi

Dictionary entry

extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

What does 乐极生悲 mean?

乐极生悲 (lè jí shēng bēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

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乐Lèsurname Le 极jíextremely · pole (geography, physics)生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 悲bēisad · sadness

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乐极生悲

lè jí shēng bēi

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