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TOPIK 5noun

일희일비

ilhuiilbi [일히일비]

일희일비가 · 일희일비를

swinging between joy and sorrow; reacting to every up and down

Example

작은 결과 하나하나에 너무 일희일비하지 마세요.

Don't get too happy or too upset over every little result.

Word parts

일 one희 joy일 one비 sorrow

Literally 'one moment joy, one moment sorrow'.