快樂

See also: 快乐

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (快樂)		快	樂
simp. (快乐)		快	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàilè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khoai-lo̍k
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): khoài-lo̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): kuai³ lag⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): ²khua-loq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàilè → kuàile (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ → ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàile̊
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-lê⁵
  - Yale: kwài-le
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.leh
  - Palladius: куайлэ (kuajlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/ → /kʰwaɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ lok⁶
  - Yale: faai lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: kuai log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kuai⁴ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: khuài-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoaelok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kuai³ lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²khua-loq
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯa̱³³ lʊʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kʰˠuai^H lɑk̚/

Rime
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)	唐 (103)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	苦夬切	盧各切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjs^H/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰuai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰwæi^H/	/lɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰwai^H/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuài	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faai³	lok⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷʰˤret-s [r]ˤawk/

(Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ khwæj^H ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ʷʰˁret-s/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	cheerful	joy; enjoy
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	快	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	4407	7673
Phonetic component	夬	樂
Rime group	祭	藥
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	快	落
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷraːds/	/*raːwɢ/

Adjective

快樂

happy; joyful; cheerful
助人為快樂之本。／助人为快乐之本。 ― Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn. ― Helping others is the key to happiness.

快樂學習／快乐学习 ― kuàilè xuéxí ― to have a happy learning experience

從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]
cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
to live happily ever after

埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 快樂

夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
快意 (kuàiyì)
快活 (kuàihuo)
愉快 (yúkuài)
欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
爽 (shuǎng)
爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜歡／喜欢 (xǐhuan)
喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)

怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
歡娛／欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

Derived terms

快樂丸／快乐丸 (kuàilèwán)
快樂主義／快乐主义 (kuàilè zhǔyì)
快樂原則／快乐原则 (kuàilè yuánzé)
新年快樂／新年快乐 (xīnnián kuàilè)

春節快樂／春节快乐 (chūnjié kuàilè)
生日快樂／生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)
肥宅快樂水／肥宅快乐水 (féizhái kuàilè shuǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (快樂):

→ Japanese: 快(かい)楽(らく) (kairaku)
→ Korean: 쾌락(快樂) (kwaerak)
→ Vietnamese: khoái lạc (快樂)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
快	樂
かい Grade: 5	らく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

快(かい)樂(らく) • (kairaku)

Kyūjitai form of 快楽 (“pleasure”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
快	樂

Noun

快樂 • (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)

Hanja form^? of 쾌락 (“pleasure; delight”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
快	樂

Noun

快樂

chữ Hán form of khoái lạc (“pleasure; delight; satisfaction”).

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