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music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
in; among; therein
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樂
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其中
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乐
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):
子曰：「飯疏食飲水，曲肱而枕之，樂亦在其中矣。不義而富且貴，於我如浮雲。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
子曰：「饭疏食饮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣。不义而富且贵，于我如浮云。」 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Fàn shūshí yǐn shuǐ, qū gōng ér zhěn zhī, lè yì zài qízhōng yǐ. Bùyì ér fù qiě guì, yú wǒ rú fúyún.”
- The Master said, "With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow; I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud."
Pronunciation
Idiom
樂在其中
- to take pleasure in something; to find joy in something; to revel in something