作樂

See also: 作乐

Chinese

Etymology 1

		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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ lok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-lo̍k
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-lo̍k / choh-lo̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòlè
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-lê⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohleh
    • Palladius: цзолэ (czolɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ lok⁶
    • Yale: jok lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-lo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: zog` log
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² lok̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoklok
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choh-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsoh-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoihlok
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

1. (formal) to frolic and be merry

Synonyms

• 取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
• 尋歡／寻欢 (xúnhuān) (especially sexual)
• 尋求歡樂／寻求欢乐 (xúnqiú huānlè)

 

Derived terms

• 尋歡作樂／寻欢作乐 (xúnhuānzuòlè)
• 歌舞作樂／歌舞作乐
• 苦中作樂／苦中作乐 (kǔzhōngzuòlè)
• 逢場作樂／逢场作乐
• 進酒作樂／进酒作乐 (jìnjiǔzuòlè)
• 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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-ga̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyuè
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh
    • Palladius: цзоюэ (czojue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ ngok⁶
    • Yale: jok ngohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ ngok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ ŋɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-ngo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: zog` ngog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² ŋok̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-ga̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-ga̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zokgak
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

1. to compose music
2. to play music

Synonyms

• (to play music): 奏樂／奏乐 (zòuyuè)

Derived terms

• 制禮作樂／制礼作乐
• 舉酒作樂／举酒作乐