xìng zāi lè huòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to take pleasure in another's misfortune
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Original source entry:

幸災樂禍 幸灾乐祸 [xing4 zai1 le4 huo4] /(idiom) to take pleasure in another's misfortune/

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