快活

Chinese edit

		fast; quick; swift	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (快活)		快	活
simp. ^#(快活)		快	活

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàihuo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ wut⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): kuai³ uot
Northern Min (KCR): ka̿u-uòi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khùiⁿ-oa̍h / khòaⁿ-oa̍h / khoài-hoa̍t
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁵khua-weq; ⁵kha-weq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàihuo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàihuo̊
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-huo⁵
  - Yale: kwài-hwo
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.huo
  - Palladius: куайхо (kuajxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ wut⁶
  - Yale: faai wuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ wut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ wud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ wuːt̚²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kuai³ uot
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³⁻²¹ uɵt̚¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ka̿u-uòi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau³³ uɛ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khùiⁿ-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: khuìnn-ua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvuie'oah
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uaʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kʰuĩ²¹⁻⁴² uaʔ⁴³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: khuànn-ua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvoaroah
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ uaʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài-hoa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: khuài-hua̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoae'hoat
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ huat̚¹²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁵khua-weq; ⁵kha-weq
  - MiniDict: khua^去 weh; kha^去 weh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²khua-hhueq; ²kha-hhueq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰua³³ ɦuəʔ⁴⁴/, /kʰa³³ ɦuəʔ⁴⁴/

Adjective edit

快活

cheerful; happy; merry
- 父母操煩愛人牽掛　這款日子永遠袜快活 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  父母操烦爱人牵挂　这款日子永远袜快活 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2004, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), 想厝的人, performed by 詹雅雯
  pē-bú chhau-hoân ài-jîn chhian-kòa, chit khoán ji̍t-chí éng-oán bōe khùiⁿ-oa̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The parents are worried, and the lover is concerned; this kind of life is never happy.
(Southern Min) comfortable; relaxing

Synonyms edit

(cheerful):

和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜歡／喜欢
喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
快意 (kuàiyì)
快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
愉快 (yúkuài)
愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
樂滋滋／乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
歡娛／欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
爽 (shuǎng)
爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

(comfortable):

享受 (xiǎngshòu)
停當／停当 (tíngdàng) (literary)
好受 (hǎoshòu)
安怡 (ānyí) (literary)
安逸 (ānyì)
安適／安适 (ānshì)
安閒／安闲 (ānxián)
寫意／写意 (xièyì) (dialectal)
得勁／得劲 (déjìn) (chiefly Zhongyuan Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin)
恬逸 (tiányì) (literary)
敞快 (chǎngkuai)
是味 (shìwèi)
滋潤／滋润 (zīrùn) (colloquial)
爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
爽適／爽适 (sōng-sék) (Eastern Min)
自在 (zìzai)
舒坦
舒心 (shūxīn)
舒服
舒適／舒适 (shūshì)
逍遙／逍遥 (xiāoyáo)
適意／适意 (shìyì)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
快	活
かい Grade: 5	かつ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Adjective edit

快(かい)活(かつ) • (kaikatsu) -na (adnominal 快(かい)活(かつ)な (kaikatsu na), adverbial 快(かい)活(かつ)に (kaikatsu ni))

cheerful, lively, lighthearted

Inflection edit

Inflection of 快活

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	快活だろ	かいかつだろ	kaikatsu daro
Continuative (連用形)	快活で	かいかつで	kaikatsu de
Terminal (終止形)	快活だ	かいかつだ	kaikatsu da
Attributive (連体形)	快活な	かいかつな	kaikatsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	快活なら	かいかつなら	kaikatsu nara
Imperative (命令形)	快活であれ	かいかつであれ	kaikatsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	快活ではない快活じゃない	かいかつではないかいかつじゃない	kaikatsu de wa nai kaikatsu ja nai
Informal past	快活だった	かいかつだった	kaikatsu datta
Informal negative past	快活ではなかった快活じゃなかった	かいかつではなかったかいかつじゃなかった	kaikatsu de wa nakatta kaikatsu ja nakatta
Formal	快活です	かいかつです	kaikatsu desu
Formal negative	快活ではありません快活じゃありません	かいかつではありませんかいかつじゃありません	kaikatsu de wa arimasen kaikatsu ja arimasen
Formal past	快活でした	かいかつでした	kaikatsu deshita
Formal negative past	快活ではありませんでした快活じゃありませんでした	かいかつではありませんでしたかいかつじゃありませんでした	kaikatsu de wa arimasen deshita kaikatsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	快活で	かいかつで	kaikatsu de
Conditional	快活なら（ば）	かいかつなら（ば）	kaikatsu nara (ba)
Provisional	快活だったら	かいかつだったら	kaikatsu dattara
Volitional	快活だろう	かいかつだろう	kaikatsu darō
Adverbial	快活に	かいかつに	kaikatsu ni
Degree	快活さ	かいかつさ	kaikatsusa

Synonyms edit

朗(ほが)ら (hogara)

Noun edit

快(かい)活(かつ) • (kaikatsu) (uncountable)

cheerfulness, liveliness

References edit

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean edit

Hanja in this term
快	活

Noun edit

快活 • (kwaehwal) (hangeul 쾌활)

Hanja form^? of 쾌활 (“This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.”).