樂極生悲

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
trad. (樂極生悲)		樂	極	生	悲
simp. (乐极生悲)		乐	极	生	悲
Literally: “extreme joy turns into sorrow”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lèjíshēngbēi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥㄅㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ gik⁶ sang¹ bei¹
Min Nan (POJ): lo̍k-ke̍k-seng-pi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lèjíshēngbēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥㄅㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehjyishengbei
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ gik⁶ sang¹ bei¹
  - Yale: lohk gihk sāng bēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ gik⁹ sang¹ bei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ gig⁶ seng¹ béi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² kɪk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-ke̍k-seng-pi
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k-ki̍k-sing-pi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: logkegsengpy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ³³ pi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴⁴/

Idiom

樂極生悲

a joyful situation turns sorrowful at its climax

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