요산요수
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“to delight in”) + 山 (“hill, mountain”) + 樂 (“to delight in”) + 水 (“water”), from the Analects of Confucius:
- 子曰：「知者樂水，仁者樂山；知者動，仁者靜；知者樂，仁者壽。」 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- 자 왈 지자(는) 요수(하고) 인자(는) 요산(이니) 지자(는) 동(하고) 인자(는) 정(하며) 지자(는) 낙(하고) 인자(는) 수(이니라)
Ja wal: jija[-neun] yosu[-hago] inja[-neun] yosan[-ini] jija-[-neun] dong[-hago] inja[-neun] jeong[-hamyeo] jija[-neun] nak[-hago] inja[-neun] su[-inira] [Sino-Korean] - The Master said: "The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [josʰa̠ɲosʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [요사뇨수]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yosanyosu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yosan'yosu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yosanyosu |
| Yale Romanization? | yosan.yoswu |
Noun
요산요수 • (yosanyosu) (hanja 樂山樂水)
- (set phrase from Classical Chinese) finding pleasure in nature
Derived terms
- 요산요수(樂山樂水)하다 (yosanyosuhada, “to find pleasure in nature”)