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Take pleasure in misfortune

Time: 2022-01-31 02:28:55 Author: ChinaWiki.net

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


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