悲喜交集 (bei1 hei2 gaau1 zaap6) — mixed feelings of grief and joy in Cantonese
beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zaapˍ₆集
Mandarin Pinyin: bei1 xi3 jiao1 ji2
Meaning of 悲喜交集
nounmixed feelings of grief and joy
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Example Sentences with 悲喜交集
keoiˏ₅佢samˉ¹心cingˎ₄情beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zap1.集。
His mood was a mix of joy and sorrow.
taiˊ²睇jyunˎ₄完tou˗₃套hei3,戲，ngoˏ₅我beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zap1.集。
After watching the movie, I felt bittersweet.
tengˉ¹聽dou˗₃到siuˉ¹消sik1,息，keoiˏ₅佢beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zap1.集。
Hearing the news, he was filled with mixed emotions.
batˉ¹畢jipˍ₆業laa3,喇，zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zap1.集。
Graduation! It's truly bittersweet.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅ngaanˏ₅眼san4,神，beiˉ¹悲heiˊ²喜gaauˉ¹交zap1.集。
There was a mixture of joy and sorrow in his eyes.
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