悲歡離合 (bei1 fun1 lei6 hap6) — joys and sorrows; partings and reunions… in Cantonese

beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˍ₆離hapˍ₆合

简悲欢离合

Mandarin Pinyin: bei1 huan1 li2 he2

Meaning of 悲歡離合

nounjoys and sorrows; partings and reunions - vicissitudes of life

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janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生zungˊ²總jauˏ₅有beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合

Life always has its ups and downs.

keoiˏ₅佢gingˉ¹經likˍ₆歷houˊ²好doˉ¹多beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合

He/She has experienced many life changes.

niˉ¹呢tou˗₃套hei˗₃戲gongˊ²講beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合

This movie is about the joys and sorrows of life.

sai˗₃世siˍ₆事mouˎ₄無zyutˍ₆絕deoi3,對，beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合

Nothing is absolute in life; there are joys and sorrows.

jatˉ¹一cai˗₃切beiˉ¹悲funˉ¹歡leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合pingˎ₄平soengˎ₄常samˉ¹心

Take all life's ups and downs with equanimity.

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