優哉游哉

Chinese

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Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 222 (《詩經·小雅·采菽》):

樂只君子，福祿膍之。
優哉游哉，亦是戾矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

乐只君子，福禄膍之。
优哉游哉，亦是戾矣。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.
yōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ. [Pinyin]

To be rejoiced in are the princes, And their happiness and dignities are enlarged.
How joyous, how happy, Is their coming here!

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōuzāiyóuzāi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄗㄞㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōuzāiyóuzāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄗㄞㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: youzaiyóuzai
  - Wade–Giles: yu¹-tsai¹-yu²-tsai¹
  - Yale: yōu-dzāi-yóu-dzāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioutzaiyoutzai
  - Palladius: юцзайюцзай (juczajjuczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹
  - Yale: yāu jōi yàuh jōi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ dzoi¹ jau⁴ dzoi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ zoi¹ yeo⁴ zoi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

優哉游哉

leisurely and carefree

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