xìng zāi lè huò

Traditional: 幸災樂禍

幸灾乐祸 (xìng zāi lè huò) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune; Schadenfreude”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2Schadenfreude

Characters in 幸灾乐祸

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