乐极生悲 in English le4 ji2 sheng1 bei1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

乐 极 生 悲

Traditional Characters

樂 極 生 悲

Pinyin

le4 ji2 sheng1 bei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

乐le4surname Le 极ji2extremely 生sheng1to be born 悲bei1sad