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作樂

作樂

See also: 作乐

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòlè

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-lo̍k
Min Nan (POJ): chok-lo̍k / choh-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohleh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ lok⁶
  - Yale: jok lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ lok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zog` log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ log⁶
  - IPA: /t͡sok̚² lok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoklok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choh-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsoh-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoihlok
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

(literary) to frolic and be merry; to talk and laugh

Derived terms

尋歡作樂／寻欢作乐
歌舞作樂／歌舞作乐
苦中作樂／苦中作乐

逢場作樂／逢场作乐
進酒作樂／进酒作乐 (jìnjiǔ zuòlè)
飲酒作樂／饮酒作乐

Etymology 2

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	music
trad. (作樂)		作	樂
simp. (作乐)		作	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ ngok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-ngo̍k
Min Nan (POJ): chok-ga̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y̯œ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ ngok⁶
  - Yale: jok ngohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ ngok⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ ŋɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-ngo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zog` ngog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ ngog⁶
  - IPA: /t͡sok̚² ŋok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-ga̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-ga̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokgak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ gak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ gak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ gak̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

(literary) to play music

Derived terms

制禮作樂／制礼作乐

舉酒作樂／举酒作乐

Etymology

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	happy; merry
trad. (作樂)		作	樂
simp. (作乐)		作	乐