娛樂

See also: 娯楽 and 娱乐

Chinese

		amuse	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (娛樂)		娛	樂
simp. (娱乐)		娱	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyu⁴ lok⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngui³ lok⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngu-lo̍k
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gû-lo̍k / gî-lo̍k / gô͘-lo̍k / ngô͘-lo̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): u⁵ lag⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gniu-loq; ⁶yu-loq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúlè
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-lê⁴
    • Yale: yú-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuleh
    • Palladius: юйлэ (jujlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ lok⁶
    • Yale: yùh lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ lɔːk̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngui³ lok⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡui²² lɔk̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngu-lo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngu log
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngu⁴ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋu⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: gû-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gulok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gî-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: gî-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gilok
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi¹³⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: gôo-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: golok
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngô͘-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ngôo-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngolok
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃²³⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: u⁵ lag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: û la̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lak̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶gniu-loq; ⁶yu-loq
    • MiniDict: nyu^去 loh; yu^去 loh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyy-loq; ³hhy-loq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲy²² loʔ⁴⁴/, /ɦy²² loʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: ngju|nguH lak

Rime
Character	娛	娛	樂
Reading #	1/2	2/2	3/3
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	疑 (31)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	模 (23)	唐 (103)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	I
Fanqie	虞俱切	五故切	盧各切
Baxter	ngju	nguH	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨo/	/ŋuoH/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋio/	/ŋuoH/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋio/	/ŋoH/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuə̆/	/ŋɔH/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/ŋio/	/ŋoH/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋĭu/	/ŋuH/	/lɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯u/	/ŋuoH/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yú	wù	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu4	ng6	lok6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋʷ(r)a  [r]ˤawk/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋʷaːs|ŋʷa  raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	娛	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yú	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ ngju ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋʷ(r)a/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	rejoice	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	娛	娛	樂
Reading #	1/2	2/2	2/3
No.	13101	13104	7673
Phonetic component	吴	吴	樂
Rime group	魚	魚	藥
Rime subdivision	0	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	誤		落
Old Chinese	/*ŋʷaːs/	/*ŋʷa/	/*raːwɢ/

Noun

娛樂

1. entertainment; recreation; amusement

   娛樂設施／娱乐设施  ―  yúlè shèshī  ―  entertainment facilities

2. related to gambling (regional usage in Macao)

Verb

娛樂

1. to entertain
2. to amuse oneself; to have fun

Synonyms

• (to amuse oneself):

• 嬉戲／嬉戏 (xīxì)
• 嬉遊／嬉游 (xīyóu)
• 玩
• 玩笑 (wánxiào)
• 玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
• 遊尞／游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
• 遊戲／游戏 (yóuxì)
• 遊玩／游玩 (yóuwán)

 

Derived terms

• 娛樂圈／娱乐圈 (yúlèquān)
• 娛樂城／娱乐城 (yúlèchéng)
• 娛樂場／娱乐场 (yúlèchǎng)
• 娛樂室／娱乐室 (yúlèshì)
• 娛樂界／娱乐界 (yúlèjiè)
• 育樂／育乐 (yùlè)
• 自娛自樂／自娱自乐 (zìyúzìlè)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (娛樂):

• → Japanese: 娯(ご)楽(らく) (goraku)
• → Korean: 오락(娛樂) (orak)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
娛	樂
ご Hyōgaiji	らく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

娛(ご)樂(らく) • (goraku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 娯楽: entertainment

Korean

Hanja in this term
娛	樂

Noun

娛樂 • (orak) (hangeul 오락)

1. Hanja form^? of 오락 (“entertainment”).