快樂

快樂

See also: 快乐

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (快樂)		快	樂
simp. (快乐)		快	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàilè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ lok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khoai-lo̍k
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): khoài-lo̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kuai³ lag⁸

• Wu (Wiktionary): khua loq (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuàilè → kuàile (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ → ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.leh
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/ → /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ lok⁶
    • Yale: faai lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ log⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /fäːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai-lo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: kuai log
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kuai⁴ log⁶
    • IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khuài-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoaelok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kuai³ lag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài la̍k
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: khua loq (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɯa̱³³ lʊʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /kʰˠuai^H  lɑk̚/▼

Rime
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	苦夬切	盧各切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjsH/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰwæiH/	/lɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰwaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuài	luò

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷʰˤret-s  [r]ˤawk/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds  raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ khwæjH ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ʷʰˁret-s/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	cheerful	joy; enjoy
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	4407	7673
Phonetic component	夬	樂
Rime group	祭	藥
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	快	落
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷraːds/	/*raːwɢ/

Adjective

快樂

1. happy; joyful; cheerful

   助人為快樂之本。 / 助人为快乐之本。  ―  Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn.  ―  Helping others is the key to happiness.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 快樂

和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious) 喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal) 喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal) 夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary) 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious) 快活 (kuàihuo) 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary) 怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary) 愉快 (yúkuài) 愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè) 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài) 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)

欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary) 欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè) 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) 歡快／欢快 (huānkuài) 歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary) 歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè) 歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal) 爽 (shuǎng) 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan) 痛快 (tòngkuài) 開心／开心 (kāixīn) 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

Adverb

快樂

1. happily; joyfully; cheerfully

   快樂學習 / 快乐学习  ―  kuàilè xuéxí  ―  to have a happy learning experience

   從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
   从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]

   cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]

   to live happily ever after

Derived terms

快樂丸／快乐丸 快樂主義／快乐主义 (kuàilè zhǔyì) 快樂原則／快乐原则 (kuàilè yuánzé)

新年快樂／新年快乐 (xīnnián kuàilè) 春節快樂／春节快乐 (chūnjié kuàilè) 生日快樂／生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (快樂):

• → Japanese: 快 (かい)楽 (らく) (kairaku)
• → Korean: 쾌락 (快樂, kwaerak)

See also

• 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
• 幸福 (xìngfú)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
快	樂
かい Grade: 5	らく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

快樂 (hiragana かいらく, rōmaji kairaku)

1. Kyūjitai form of 快楽 (“pleasure”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
快	樂

Noun

快樂 • (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)

1. Hanja form^? of 쾌락 (“pleasure; delight”).