喜怒哀樂

From the Doctrine of the Mean (《中庸》) in the Book of Rites:

喜怒哀樂之未發，謂之中；發而皆中節，謂之和；中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之達道也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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喜怒哀乐之未发，谓之中；发而皆中节，谓之和；中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之达道也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Xǐ nù āi lè zhī wèi fā, wèi zhī zhōng; fā ér jiē zhòng jié, wèi zhī hé; zhōng yě zhě, tiānxià zhī dà běn yě; hé yě zhě, tiānxià zhī dá dào yě. [Pinyin]

While there are no stirrings of pleasure, anger, sorrow, or joy, the mind may be said to be in the state of Equilibrium. When those feelings have been stirred, and they act in their due degree, there ensues what may be called the state of Harmony. This Equilibrium is the great root from which grow all the human actings in the world, and this Harmony is the universal path which they all should pursue.

喜怒哀樂

1. happiness, anger, sorrow and joy; the emotions of life

喜怒哀樂 • (huiroaerak) (hangeul 희로애락)

1. Hanja form^? of 희로애락 (“emotions”).