喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè

DEFINITIONS

  1. four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]

CHARACTERS

喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
怒 nù anger, rage, passion; angry
哀 āi sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
乐 lè happy, glad; enjoyable; music