苦中作樂

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to frolic and be merry; to compose music
trad. (苦中作樂)		苦	中	作樂
simp. (苦中作乐)		苦	中	作乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔzhōngzuòlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² zung¹ zok³ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǔzhōngzuòlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǔjhongzuòlè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu³-chung¹-tso⁴-lê⁴
    • Yale: kǔ-jūng-dzwò-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuujongtzuohleh
    • Palladius: кучжунцзолэ (kučžunczolɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² zung¹ zok³ lok⁶
    • Yale: fú jūng jok lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² dzung¹ dzok⁸ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² zung¹ zog³ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

苦中作樂

1. to seek joy amidst sorrow