have one's wish fulfilled; feel gratified at enemy's misfortune
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have one's wish fulfilled (especially feeling pleased or gratified when someone one hates suffers misfortune)
literaryOften implies schadenfreude or satisfaction at seeing an enemy get their comeuppance. Used in literary or formal contexts.
Kàn看
dào到
tā他
shòu受
dào到
chéng惩
fá罚
，
wǒ我
xīn心
lǐ里
àn暗
àn暗
chèn称
yuàn愿
。
Seeing him punished, I secretly felt gratified in my heart.
Tā他
de的
yīn阴
móu谋
bài败
lù露
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
àn暗
àn暗
chèn称
yuàn愿
。
His conspiracy was exposed, and everyone secretly rejoiced.
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Tā她
zhōng终
yú于
shī失
bài败
le了
，
nà那
xiē些
chèn称
yuàn愿
de的
rén人
dōu都
zài在
kàn看
xiào笑
hua话
。
She finally failed, and those who wished for her downfall were watching the spectacle.
Zhè这
bìng并
bù不
shì是
shén什
me么
zhí值
de得
chèn称
yuàn愿
de的
shì事
qing情
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
yǒu有
tóng同
qíng情
xīn心
。
This is not something to rejoice over; we should have compassion.