幸災樂禍
C1–C2
Level 7
幸災樂禍 (xìng zāi lè huò) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
- Schadenfreude
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).