Happy and sad

Happy and sad

The Chinese idiom, pronounced L è J ì Nb ē IL á I, means that when joy reaches its peak, it will turn to sadness. It comes from the biography of everlasting regret by Chen Hong of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Hong of Tang Dynasty wrote in the biography of the song of everlasting regret: "when I moved from Nangong to xinei, I was moved from time to time, and I was happy and sad."

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: to live with joy and sorrow, to live with joy and sorrow

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used to admonish