Meaning of 幸灾乐祸
幸灾乐祸 means to gloat over others' misfortune; to take malicious pleasure in others' suffering. Pronounced xìng zāi lè huò.
- to gloat over others' misfortune; to take malicious pleasure in others' suffering
Definitions & Examples
Kàn看
dào到
bié别
rén人
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
jū居
rán然
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
de地
xiào笑
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Seeing others fail, he actually started laughing gloatingly.
Xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
bù不
dào道
dé德
de的
xíng行
wéi为
。
Gloating over others' misfortune is a very immoral behavior.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tóng同
qíng情
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
。
We should sympathize with the victims, not gloat over their misfortune.
Tā他
duì对
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
pò破
chǎn产
xìng幸
zāi灾
lè乐
huò祸
。
He gloated over his competitor's bankruptcy.