快樂

See also: 快乐

ChineseEdit

		fast; quick; swift	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (快樂)		快	樂
simp. (快乐)		快	乐

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàilè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khoai-lo̍k
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khoài-lo̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): kuai³ lag⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): ²khua-loq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàilè → kuàile (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ → ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàile̊
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-lê⁵
  - Yale: kwài-le
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.leh
  - Palladius: куайлэ (kuajlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/ → /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ lok⁶
  - Yale: faai lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: kuai log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kuai⁴ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: khuài-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoaelok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuai³ lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²khua-loq
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯa̱³³ lʊʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kʰˠuai^H lɑk̚/

Rime
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)	唐 (103)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	苦夬切	盧各切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjs^H/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰwæi^H/	/lɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰwai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuài	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faai³	lok⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷʰˤret-s [r]ˤawk/

(Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ khwæj^H ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ʷʰˁret-s/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	cheerful	joy; enjoy
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	4407	7673
Phonetic component	夬	樂
Rime group	祭	藥
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	快	落
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷraːds/	/*raːwɢ/

AdjectiveEdit

快樂

happy; joyful; cheerful
助人為快樂之本。／助人为快乐之本。 ― Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn. ― Helping others is the key to happiness.

快樂學習／快乐学习 ― kuàilè xuéxí ― to have a happy learning experience

從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]
cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
to live happily ever after

埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.