요산요수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“to delight in”) + 山 (“hill, mountain”) + 樂 (“to delight in”) + 水 (“water”), from the Analects of Confucius:

子曰:「知者樂水,仁者樂山;知者動,仁者靜;知者樂,仁者壽。」 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
자 왈 지자(는) 요수(하고) 인자(는) 요산(이니) 지자(는) 동(하고) 인자(는) 정(하며) 지자(는) 낙(하고) 인자(는) 수(이니라)
Ja wal: jija[-neun] yosu[-hago] inja[-neun] yosan[-ini] jija-[-neun] dong[-hago] inja[-neun] jeong[-hamyeo] jija[-neun] nak[-hago] inja[-neun] su[-inira]
[Sino-Korean]
The Master said: "The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yosanyosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosan'yosu
McCune–Reischauer?yosanyosu
Yale Romanization?yosan.yoswu

Noun

요산요수 • (yosanyosu) (hanja 樂山樂水)

  1. (set phrase from Classical Chinese) finding pleasure in nature

Derived terms

  • 요산요수(樂山樂水)하다 (yosanyosuhada, “to find pleasure in nature”)
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