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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khoài-lo̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kuai³ lag⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵khua-loq

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• 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): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/ → /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ 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/
• Southern Min
  • (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
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵khua-loq
    • MiniDict: khua^去 loh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²khua-loq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰua³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: khwaejH lak

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
Baxter	khwaejH	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjsH/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰuaiH/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰwæiH/	/lɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰwaiH/	/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	‹ khwæjH ›	‹ 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

1. happy; joyful; cheerful

   助人為快樂之本。 [MSC, trad.]
   助人为快乐之本。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn. [Pinyin]

   Helping others is the key to happiness.

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

   生日快樂！／生日快乐！  ―  Shēngrì kuàilè!  ―  Happy birthday!

   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

• 和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
• 喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
• 喜歡／喜欢
• 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
• 喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
• 夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
• 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
• 安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
• 康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
• 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
• 快意 (kuàiyì)
• 快活 (kuàihuo)
• 怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
• 悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
• 悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
• 愉快 (yúkuài)
• 愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
• 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
• 樂滋滋／乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
• 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
• 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
• 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)
• 爽 (shuǎng)
• 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
• 痛快 (tòngkuài)
• 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)

See also

• 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
• 幸福 (xìngfú)

Japanese

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

Noun

快(かい)樂(らく) • (kairaku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 快楽 (“pleasure”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
快	樂

Noun

快樂 • (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
快	樂

Noun

快樂

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