樂不思蜀
See also: 乐不思蜀
Chinese
music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
not; no | to think; to consider | Shu Han | ||
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trad. (樂不思蜀) | 樂 | 不 | 思 | 蜀 | |
simp. (乐不思蜀) | 乐 | 不 | 思 | 蜀 |
Etymology
From Sanguozhi:
- 他日,王問禪曰:「頗思蜀否?」禪曰:「此間樂,不思蜀。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
- Tārì, wáng wèn Chán yuē: “Pō sī Shǔ fǒu?” Chán yuē: “Cǐ jiān lè, bùsī Shǔ.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
他日,王问禅曰:「颇思蜀否?」禅曰:「此间乐,不思蜀。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lèbùsihshǔ
- Wade–Giles: lê4-pu4-ssŭ1-shu3
- Yale: lè-bù-sz̄-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehbusyshuu
- Palladius: лэбусышу (lɛbusyšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lok6 bat1 si1 suk6
- Yale: lohk bāt sī suhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: lok9 bat7 si1 suk9
- Guangdong Romanization: log6 bed1 xi1 sug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
樂不思蜀
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