幸灾乐祸

Traditional: 幸災樂禍

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Dictionary entry

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune

What does 幸灾乐祸 mean?

幸灾乐祸 (xìng zāi lè huò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune

2Schadenfreude

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幸xìngtrusted · intimate 灾zāidisaster; calamity 乐Lèsurname Le 祸huòold variant of 禍|祸[huo4]

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幸灾乐祸

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