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樂觀

樂觀

See also: 楽観 and 乐观

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold
trad. (樂觀)		樂	觀
simp. (乐观)		乐	观

Adjective

樂觀

optimistic; hopeful; sanguine

Derived terms

樂觀主義／乐观主义 (lèguānzhǔyì)

Antonyms

悲觀／悲观 (bēiguān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lèguān

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ gun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lo̍k-kôn
Min Nan (POJ): lo̍k-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lèguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehguan
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ gun¹
  - Yale: lohk gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² kuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lo̍k-kôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: log gon´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: log⁶ gon¹
  - IPA: /lok̚⁵ kon²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-koan
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: logkoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁴⁴/