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Chinese
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amuse
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music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
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trad. (娛樂)
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娛
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樂
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simp. (娱乐)
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娱
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乐
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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娛
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娛
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樂
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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3/3
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Initial (聲)
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疑 (31)
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疑 (31)
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來 (37)
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Final (韻)
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虞 (24)
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模 (23)
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鐸 (103)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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I
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I
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Fanqie
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虞俱切
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五故切
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盧各切
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Baxter
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ngju
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nguH
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lak
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ŋɨo/
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/ŋuoH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ŋio/
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/ŋuoH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ŋio/
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/ŋoH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ŋuə̆/
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/ŋɔH/
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/lak̚/
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Li Rong
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/ŋio/
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/ŋoH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Wang Li
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/ŋĭu/
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/ŋuH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/ŋi̯u/
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/ŋuoH/
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/lɑk̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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yú
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wù
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luò
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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jyu4
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ng6
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lok6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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娛
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樂
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Reading #
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1/1
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2/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yú
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lè
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ngju ›
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‹ lak ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋʷ(r)a/
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/*ˁawk/
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English
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rejoice
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joy; enjoy
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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娛
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娛
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樂
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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2/3
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No.
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13101
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13104
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7673
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Phonetic component
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吴
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吴
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樂
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Rime group
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魚
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魚
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藥
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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誤
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落
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋʷaːs/
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/*ŋʷa/
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/*raːwɢ/
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Noun
娛樂
- entertainment; recreation; amusement
- 娛樂設施/娱乐设施 ― yúlè shèshī ― entertainment facilities
- related to gambling (regional usage in Macao)
Verb
娛樂
- to entertain
- to amuse oneself; to have fun
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
娛樂 • (goraku)
- Kyūjitai form of 娯楽: entertainment
Korean
Noun
娛樂 • (orak) (hangeul 오락)
- hanja form? of 오락 (“entertainment”)