一则以喜,一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

happy on the one hand, but worried on the other

一

yī

one

则

zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

喜

xǐ

to be fond of

,

,

一

yī

one

则

zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

以

yǐ

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

忧

yōu

to worry