優哉游哉
Chinese
| excellent; superior | (exclamatory or interrog. part.) | to walk; to tour; to roam to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel |
(exclamatory or interrog. part.) | ||
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| trad. (優哉游哉) | 優 | 哉 | 游 | 哉 | |
| simp. (优哉游哉) | 优 | 哉 | 游 | 哉 | |
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 222 (《詩經·小雅·采菽》):
- 樂只君子，福祿膍之。
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.
yōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ. [Pinyin] - To be rejoiced in are the princes, And their happiness and dignities are enlarged.
How joyous, how happy, Is their coming here!
優哉游哉，亦是戾矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
乐只君子，福禄膍之。
优哉游哉，亦是戾矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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