敬業樂業

Chinese

		to be committed to one's work	to be content with one's duties and willing to serve; to like one's job
trad. (敬業樂業)		敬業	樂業
simp. (敬业乐业)		敬业	乐业

Etymology

Coined by Liang Qichao.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngyè lèyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging³ jip⁶ ngaau⁶ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngyè lèyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngyè lèyè
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-yeh⁴ lê⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: jìng-yè lè-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqyeh lehyeh
    • Palladius: цзинъе лэе (czinʺje lɛje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging³ jip⁶ ngaau⁶ jip⁶
    • Yale: ging yihp ngaauh yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging³ jip⁹ ngaau⁶ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging³ yib⁶ ngao⁶ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³³ jiːp̚² ŋaːu̯²² jiːp̚²/

Verb

敬業樂業

1. to be committed to and content with one's work