"知足常樂" meaning in Chinese

See 知足常樂 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: zhīzúchánglè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīzúchánglè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihzúchánglè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-tsu²-chʻang²-lê⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-dzú-cháng-lè [Mandarin, Yale], jytzwucharngleh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжицзучанлэ [Mandarin, Palladius], čžiczučanlɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], jī jūk sèuhng lohk [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ dzuk⁷ soeng⁴ lok⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ zug¹ sêng⁴ log⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 知足常乐
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 知足常樂
  1. one who is contented is always happy; to be content with one's lot and be cheerful in life; a contented mind is a perpetual feast Tags: idiomatic Related terms: 憤憤不平 (fènfènbùpíng), 愤愤不平 (fènfènbùpíng)
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        "one who is contented is always happy; to be content with one's lot and be cheerful in life; a contented mind is a perpetual feast"
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          "contented",
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          "happy",
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          "content",
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        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ],
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          "cheerful",
          "cheerful"
        ],
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          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "a contented mind is a perpetual feast",
          "a contented mind is a perpetual feast"
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      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "fènfènbùpíng",
          "word": "憤憤不平"
        },
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          "roman": "fènfènbùpíng",
          "word": "愤愤不平"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzúchánglè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihzúchánglè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-tsu²-chʻang²-lê⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-dzú-cháng-lè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jytzwucharngleh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжицзучанлэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžiczučanlɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī jūk sèuhng lohk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ dzuk⁷ soeng⁴ lok⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ zug¹ sêng⁴ log⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "知足常樂"
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      "roman": "fènfènbùpíng",
      "word": "憤憤不平"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 常",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 樂",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 知",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 足",
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      ],
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        ],
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        [
          "content",
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        [
          "lot",
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        [
          "cheerful",
          "cheerful"
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        [
          "life",
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          "a contented mind is a perpetual feast",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "zhīzúchánglè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīzúchánglè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihzúchánglè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-tsu²-chʻang²-lê⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-dzú-cháng-lè"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jytzwucharngleh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжицзучанлэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžiczučanlɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī jūk sèuhng lohk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ dzuk⁷ soeng⁴ lok⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ zug¹ sêng⁴ log⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sœːŋ²¹ lɔːk̚²/"
    }
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