喜怒哀乐
Traditional form:
喜怒哀樂
Pinyin (reading):
xǐnù'āilè
Definitions:
- four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ), anger 憤怒／愤怒 (fènnù), sorrow 悲哀 (bēi'āi) and joy 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
Characters:
- 喜 - to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 怒 - anger, passion, rage
- 哀 - sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
- 乐 - cheerful, happy, laughing; music
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