樂在其中
See also: 乐在其中
Chinese edit
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
in; among; therein | ||
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trad. (樂在其中) | 樂 | 在 | 其中 | |
simp. (乐在其中) | 乐 | 在 | 其中 |
Etymology edit
From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):
- 子曰:「飯疏食飲水,曲肱而枕之,樂亦在其中矣。不義而富且貴,於我如浮雲。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Fàn shūshí yǐn shuǐ, qū gōng ér zhěn zhī, lè yì zài qízhōng yǐ. Bùyì ér fù qiě guì, yú wǒ rú fúyún.” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow; I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud."
子曰:「饭疏食饮水,曲肱而枕之,乐亦在其中矣。不义而富且贵,于我如浮云。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
樂在其中