可樂

See also: 可乐

Chinese

		can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (可樂)		可	樂
simp. (可乐)		可	乐

Etymology 1

Adjective

可樂

1. funny; amusing; entertaining
2. to evoke joy or happiness

   Template:zh-ant

   • 德行可象，聲氣可樂，動作有文，言語有章，以臨其下。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     德行可象，声气可乐，动作有文，言语有章，以临其下。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Déxíng kě xiàng, shēngqì kělè, dòngzuò yǒu wén, yányǔ yǒu zhāng, yǐ lín qí xià. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English cola. For Taiwanese Hakka khó-là and khò͘-lah, likely via Japanese コーラ (kōra).

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 可樂

1. cola; coke (soft drink)
   • 無糖可樂／无糖可乐  ―  wútáng kěyuè  ―  Diet Coke
2. (colloquial, slang) cocaine; coke

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)