一喜一憂
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism (Yojijukugo)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いっきいちゆう
いっきいちゆう
Examples4
彼
He is now glad, now sad at the progress of the game.
父
My father's condition seems to improve one moment, but the next moment he sinks again.
ボス
I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.
表面的な
Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.