幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. Schadenfreude

CHARACTERS

幸 xìng
HSK 4
luck(ily), favor, fortunately
災 zāi calamity, disaster, catastrophe
樂 lè happy, glad; enjoyable; music
禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster