知足常樂

Chinese

		to be content with one's lot; to be satisfied with one's life; to be fulfilled	always; ever; often always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (知足常樂)		知足	常	樂
simp. (知足常乐)		知足	常	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīzúchánglè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīzúchánglè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihzúchánglè
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-tsu²-chʻang²-lê⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-dzú-cháng-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jytzwucharngleh
    • Palladius: чжицзучанлэ (čžiczučanlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶
    • Yale: jī jūk sèuhng lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzuk⁷ soeng⁴ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ zug¹ sêng⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

知足常樂

1. one who is contented is always happy; to be content with one's lot and be cheerful in life; a contented mind is a perpetual feast

See also

• 憤憤不平／愤愤不平 (fènfènbùpíng)