獨樂樂不如眾樂樂
Chinese
editalone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only |
to play music | happiness; joy; pleasure | numerous; multitude; crowd | to play music | happiness; joy; pleasure | |||
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trad. (獨樂樂不如眾樂樂/獨樂樂不如衆樂樂) | 獨 | 樂 | 樂 | 不如 | 眾/衆 | 樂 | 樂 | |
simp. (独乐乐不如众乐乐) | 独 | 乐 | 乐 | 不如 | 众 | 乐 | 乐 | |
Literally: “the joy of playing music alone is not as good as the joy of playing music together”. |
Etymology
edit- 曰:「獨樂樂,與人樂樂,孰樂?」曰:「不若與人。」
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yuē: “Dú yuè lè, yǔ rén yuè lè, shú lè?” Yuē: “Bùruò yǔ rén.”
Yuē: “Yǔ shǎo yuè lè, yǔ zhòng yuè lè, shú lè?” Yuē: “Bùruò yǔ zhòng.” [Pinyin] - Mencius asked, "Which is the more pleasant - to enjoy music by yourself alone, or to enjoy it with others?" "To enjoy it with others," was the reply.
"And which is the more pleasant - to enjoy music with a few, or to enjoy it with many?" "To enjoy it with many."
曰:「與少樂樂,與眾樂樂,孰樂?」曰:「不若與眾。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
曰:「独乐乐,与人乐乐,孰乐?」曰:「不若与人。」
曰:「与少乐乐,与众乐乐,孰乐?」曰:「不若与众。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dú yuè lè bùrú jhòng yuè lè
- Wade–Giles: tu2 yüeh4 lê4 pu4-ju2 chung4 yüeh4 lê4
- Yale: dú ywè lè bù-rú jùng ywè lè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwu yueh leh buru jonq yueh leh
- Palladius: ду юэ лэ бужу чжун юэ лэ (du jue lɛ bužu čžun jue lɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: duk6 ngok6 lok6 bat1 jyu4 zung3 ngok6 lok6
- Yale: duhk ngohk lohk bāt yùh jung ngohk lohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: duk9 ngok9 lok9 bat7 jy4 dzung3 ngok9 lok9
- Guangdong Romanization: dug6 ngog6 log6 bed1 yu4 zung3 ngog6 log6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊk̚² ŋɔːk̚² lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ t͡sʊŋ³³ ŋɔːk̚² lɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
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