喜怒哀乐 in English xi3 nu4 ai1 le4 Meaning

Meanings

• four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]

Pinyin

xi3 nu4 ai1 le4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

喜xi3to be fond of 怒nu4anger 哀ai1Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2] 乐le4surname Le