樂工

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (樂工)		樂	工
simp. (乐工)		乐	工

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuègōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuègōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuègong
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: ywè-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehgong
    • Palladius: юэгун (juegun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: ngohk gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

樂工

1. (archaic) musician (often an official in charge of music)

Synonyms

• 樂師／乐师 (yuèshī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (樂工):

• → Korean: 악공(樂工) (akgong)