幸灾乐祸 in English xing4 zai1 le4 huo4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  • Schadenfreude

Simplified Characters

幸 灾 乐 祸

Traditional Characters

幸 災 樂 禍

Pinyin

xing4 zai1 le4 huo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

幸xing4trusted 灾zai1disaster 乐le4surname Le 祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4]