幸災樂禍

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

幸災樂禍Traditional · Main Form
幸灾乐祸Alternate Form

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