Take pleasure in misfortune
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì Z ā IL è Hu ò, which means to be happy to see someone suffer a disaster. It's from dangwumu by Wen Tianxiang of Song Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
It's a pleasure to see others suffer.
Idioms and allusions
The idiom comes from the preface of "hanging five trees" written by Wen Tianxiang of Song Dynasty: "Zhang ti's army is separated from the shore and does not shoot a arrow, so he has the heart of good and evil."
Discrimination of words
Schadenfreude
Emotional commendatory words
The combination of idiom structure
Ancient times
The degree of common use is rare
Idiom usage
It refers to the lack of goodwill
Take pleasure in misfortune
the meat-eaters are vulgar -- the noblemen are shortsighted and good-for-nothing - ròu shí zhě bǐ
with roast turtle and minced carp - fèng biē kuài lǐ