歌樂

歌樂

1. (literary) songs and music

   • 言談者，仁之文也；歌樂者，仁之和也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     言谈者，仁之文也；歌乐者，仁之和也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

     Yántán zhě, rén zhī wén yě; gēyuè zhě, rén zhī hé yě. [Pinyin]

     Speech is the ornament of humanity; singing and music are the harmony of humanity.

   • 曹參為漢相，縱酒歌樂，不聽政治。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     曹参为汉相，纵酒歌乐，不听政治。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version

     Cáo Cān wéi Hàn xiàng, zòngjiǔ gēyuè, bù tīng zhèngzhì. [Pinyin]

     Cao Can, a minister of the Han, was given to wine, songs, and music, and did not care about government.

歌樂

1. (literary) to sing somebody's praises

   • 民皆歌樂之，頌其德。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     民皆歌乐之，颂其德。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Mín jiē gēyuè zhī, sòng qí dé. [Pinyin]

     The people all sang his praises and eulogized his virtues.