樂極生悲

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Chinese

music; happy; laugh
music; happy; laugh; cheerful
 
utmost; pole; extreme
utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
sad; sadness; sorrow
sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
 
trad. (樂極生悲)
simp. (乐极生悲)
Literally: “extreme joy turns into sorrow”.

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樂極生悲

  1. a joyful situation turns sorrowful at its climax