作樂

See also: 作乐

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make	happy; merry
trad. (作樂)		作	樂
simp. (作乐)		作	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòlè

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-lo̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-lo̍k / choh-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòlè
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-lê⁴
  - Yale: dzwò-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohleh
  - Palladius: цзолэ (czolɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ lok⁶
  - Yale: jok lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zog^ˋ log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² lok̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoklok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choh-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsoh-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoihlok
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

(formal) to frolic and be merry

Synonyms

取樂 / 取乐 (qǔlè)
尋歡 / 寻欢 (xúnhuān) (especially sexual)
尋求歡樂 / 寻求欢乐 (xúnqiú huānlè)

Derived terms

尋歡作樂 / 寻欢作乐 (xúnhuānzuòlè)
歌舞作樂 / 歌舞作乐
苦中作樂 / 苦中作乐 (kǔzhōngzuòlè)
逢場作樂 / 逢场作乐
進酒作樂 / 进酒作乐 (jìnjiǔzuòlè)
飲酒作樂 / 饮酒作乐

Etymology 2

		to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make	music
trad. (作樂)		作	樂
simp. (作乐)		作	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ ngok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-ngo̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-ga̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyuè
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: dzwò-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh
  - Palladius: цзоюэ (czojue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ ngok⁶
  - Yale: jok ngohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ ngok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ ngog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ ŋɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-ngo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zog^ˋ ngog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ ngog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² ŋok̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-ga̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-ga̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokgak
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡak̚⁴/

Verb

作樂

to compose music
to play music

Synonyms

(to play music): 奏樂／奏乐 (zòuyuè)

Derived terms

制禮作樂 / 制礼作乐
舉酒作樂 / 举酒作乐