陶陶

Chinese[edit]

		pleased; pottery	pleased; pottery
simp. and trad. (陶陶)		陶	陶

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táotáo, yáoyáo, dàodào

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ

陶陶

(literary) harmonious and joyous appearance
- 清人在軸、
  駟介陶陶、
  左旋右抽、
  中軍作好。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  清人在轴、
  驷介陶陶、
  左旋右抽、
  中军作好。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Qīngrén zài Zhóu,
  Sìjiè táotáo,
  Zuǒ xuán yòu chōu,
  Zhōng jūn zuòhǎo. [Pinyin]
  The men of Qing were at Zhou;
  The armoured horse-quartet jaunted with joy;
  On the left, [the driver] steered; on the right [the guard] [his weapon] drew;
  In the center, the army['s general] contentment shewed.
(literary) long-lasting
- 冬夜兮陶陶，雨雪兮冥冥。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Dōngyè xī táotáo, yǔxuě xī míngmíng. [Pinyin]
  Long-lasting is the winter's night; Dark and gloomy are the rain and snow.
(literary) yang qi thriving; ebullient; energetic
- 陶陶孟夏兮，草木莽莽。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Táotáo mèngxià xī, cǎomù mǎngmǎng. [Pinyin]
  Ebullient is summer's first month; trees and grasses grow thick and dense.