"悠哉悠哉" meaning in Chinese

See 悠哉悠哉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/, /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yōuzāiyōuzāi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ ㄧㄡ ㄗㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jau⁴ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yōuzāiyōuzāi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], youzaiyouzai [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yu¹-tsai¹-yu¹-tsai¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yōu-dzāi-yōu-dzāi [Mandarin, Yale], ioutzaiioutzai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юцзайюцзай [Mandarin, Palladius], juczajjuczaj [Mandarin, Palladius], yàuh jōi yàuh jōi [Cantonese, Yale], jau⁴ dzoi¹ jau⁴ dzoi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yeo⁴ zoi¹ yeo⁴ zoi¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 1 (《詩經·周南·關雎》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《詩經·周南·關雎》)}} (《詩經·周南·關雎》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 悠哉悠哉
  1. (literary) extremely longing Tags: idiomatic, literary
    Sense id: en-悠哉悠哉-zh-phrase-9cY7DWW8
  2. leisurely and carefree; free and unconstrained Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-悠哉悠哉-zh-phrase-laA1VStu Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese chengyu derived from the Classic of Poetry, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 17 83 Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu derived from the Classic of Poetry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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      "zh-pron": "yōuzāiyōuzāi"
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      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ zoi¹ jau⁴ zoi¹"
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      "zh-pron": "yōuzāiyōuzāi"
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      "zh-pron": "youzaiyouzai"
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      "zh-pron": "yu¹-tsai¹-yu¹-tsai¹"
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      "zh-pron": "yōu-dzāi-yōu-dzāi"
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      "zh-pron": "ioutzaiioutzai"
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      "zh-pron": "юцзайюцзай"
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      "zh-pron": "juczajjuczaj"
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      "ipa": "/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "yàuh jōi yàuh jōi"
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      "zh-pron": "jau⁴ dzoi¹ jau⁴ dzoi¹"
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      "zh-pron": "yeo⁴ zoi¹ yeo⁴ zoi¹"
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