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): ㄓㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīzúchánglè
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄗㄨˊ 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 t͡su³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ 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

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)

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