自得其樂

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (自得其樂)		自	得	其	樂
simp. (自得其乐)		自	得	其	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìdéqílè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ dak¹ kei⁴ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìdéqílè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhdécílè
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-tê²-chʻi²-lê⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-dé-chí-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhderchyileh
    • Palladius: цзыдэцилэ (czydɛcilɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ dak¹ kei⁴ lok⁶
    • Yale: jih dāk kèih lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dak⁷ kei⁴ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ deg¹ kéi⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

自得其樂

1. to take delight in doing something