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轉悲為喜

简转悲为喜 · 繁轉悲為喜

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn bēi wéi xǐ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

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悲: bēi · sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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3–1–2–3 · zhuan3 bei1 wei2 xi3

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