See 優哉游哉 on Wiktionary
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"english": "To be rejoiced in are the princes, And their happiness and dignities are enlarged.\nHow joyous, how happy, Is their coming here!",
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"roman": "Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.\nYōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ.",
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"text": "樂只君子，福祿膍之。\n優哉游哉，亦是戾矣。",
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"english": "To be rejoiced in are the princes, And their happiness and dignities are enlarged.\nHow joyous, how happy, Is their coming here!",
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"roman": "Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.\nYōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ.",
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"text": "乐只君子，福禄膍之。\n优哉游哉，亦是戾矣。",
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"etymology_text": "From the Classic of Poetry, poem 222 (《詩經·小雅·采菽》)",
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"zh-pron": "yōuzāiyóuzāi"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ"
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"zh-pron": "jau¹ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹"
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"zh-pron": "yōuzāiyóuzāi"
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"zh-pron": "youzaiyóuzai"
},
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"zh-pron": "yu¹-tsai¹-yu²-tsai¹"
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "yōu-dzāi-yóu-dzāi"
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"zh-pron": "ioutzaiyoutzai"
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"zh-pron": "юцзайюцзай"
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"zh-pron": "juczajjuczaj"
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"zh-pron": "yāu jōi yàuh jōi"
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"zh-pron": "jau¹ dzoi¹ jau⁴ dzoi¹"
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"zh-pron": "yeo¹ zoi¹ yeo⁴ zoi¹"
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"ipa": "/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
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"word": "優哉游哉"
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"roman": "Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.\nYōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ.",
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"roman": "Lè zhǐ jūnzǐ, fúlù pí zhī.\nYōuzāiyóuzāi, yì shì lì yǐ.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "乐只君子，福禄膍之。\n优哉游哉，亦是戾矣。",
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"glosses": [
"leisurely and carefree"
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"zh-pron": "yōuzāiyóuzāi"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞ"
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"zh-pron": "jau¹ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹"
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"zh-pron": "yōuzāiyóuzāi"
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"zh-pron": "youzaiyóuzai"
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"zh-pron": "yu¹-tsai¹-yu²-tsai¹"
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"zh-pron": "yōu-dzāi-yóu-dzāi"
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"zh-pron": "ioutzaiyoutzai"
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"zh-pron": "юцзайюцзай"
},
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"zh-pron": "juczajjuczaj"
},
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"ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yāu jōi yàuh jōi"
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"zh-pron": "jau¹ dzoi¹ jau⁴ dzoi¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yeo¹ zoi¹ yeo⁴ zoi¹"
},
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"ipa": "/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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{
"ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "優哉游哉"
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