及時行樂

及時行樂

Chinese

		prompt; timely; promptly prompt; timely; promptly; timely	to seek amusement; to engage in activities for pleasure
trad. (及時行樂)		及時	行樂
simp. (及时行乐)		及时	行乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshíxínglè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap⁶ si⁴ hang⁴ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jíshíxínglè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyrshyngleh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshíhsínglè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kap⁶ si⁴ hang⁴ lok⁶
    • Yale: kahp sìh hàhng lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁹ si⁴ hang⁴ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb⁶ xi⁴ heng⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚² siː²¹ hɐŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

及時行樂

1. to make merry while one can; carpe diem