康樂

Chinese

Etymology 1

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (康樂)		康	樂
simp. (康乐)		康	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kānglè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄤㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ lok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): không-lo̍k
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khong-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kānglè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄤㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kanglè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻang¹-lê⁴
  - Yale: kāng-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kangleh
  - Palladius: канлэ (kanlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hong¹ lok⁶
  - Yale: hōng lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: không-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: kong^ˊ log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kong¹ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰoŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lok̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khong-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: khong-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qonglok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ³³ lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: khang lak

Rime
Character	康	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦岡切	盧各切
Baxter	khang	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaŋ/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kāng	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong¹	lok⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k-r̥ˤaŋ [r]ˤawk/

(Zhengzhang): /*kʰlaːŋ raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	康	樂
Reading #	2/3	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kāng	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ khang ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*k-r̥ˁaŋ/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	tranquil; at ease	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	康	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	3981	7673
Phonetic component	庚	樂
Rime group	陽	藥
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	康	落
Old Chinese	/*kʰlaːŋ/	/*raːwɢ/

Adjective

康樂

(literary) peaceful and happy
康樂設施／康乐设施 ― kānglè shèshī ― recreational facility

Synonyms

和樂 / 和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅 / 喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜樂 / 喜乐 (xǐlè)
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)
忻悅 / 忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
快意 (kuàiyì)
快樂 / 快乐 (kuàilè)
快活 (kuàihuo)
怡悅 / 怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
悅意 / 悦意 (yuèyì)
悅懌 / 悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
愉快
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 Southern Min)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
肺花開 / 肺花开 (Puxian Min)
舒暢 / 舒畅 (shūchàng)
開心 / 开心 (kāixīn)
高興 / 高兴 (gāoxìng)

Derived terms

富強康樂 / 富强康乐
康樂活動 / 康乐活动

Proper noun

康樂

(～縣) Kangle (a county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
(～鎮) Kangle (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (康樂)		康	樂
simp. (康乐)		康	乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Kānglè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄤㄌㄜˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Kānglè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄤㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Kanglè
  - Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-lê⁴
  - Yale: Kāng-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangleh
  - Palladius: Канлэ (Kanlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

Proper noun

康樂

(Singapore) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
Synonyms: (Mainland China, Taiwan) 康諾特 / 康诺特 (Kāngnuòtè), (Hong Kong) 干諾