樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!

CHARACTERS

樂 lè happy, glad; enjoyable; music
極 jí extreme, utmost, furthest, final
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth
悲 bēi sorrow, grief; sorry, sad