自娛自樂

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	amuse	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (自娛自樂)		自	娛	自	樂
simp. (自娱自乐)		自	娱	自	乐

Etymology

娛樂／娱乐 (yúlè, “to entertain”) augmented with 自 (zì, “self”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyúzìlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄩˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jyu⁴ zi⁶ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyúzìlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄩˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyúzìhlè
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yü²-tzŭ⁴-lê⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-yú-dz̀-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyutzyhleh
    • Palladius: цзыюйцзылэ (czyjujczylɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ y³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ jyu⁴ zi⁶ lok⁶
    • Yale: jih yùh jih lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jy⁴ dzi⁶ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yu⁴ ji⁶ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jyː²¹ t͡siː²² lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

自娛自樂

1. to entertain oneself; to amuse oneself; to have fun on one's own; to goof off