ENJOY    享受享

ACT so as to CAUSE ONESELF to FEEL DELIGHT IN-RELATION-TO something.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for active enjoyment and delighting in something is lè 樂 (ant. bēi 悲 "be saddened by"), as in 與民同樂 "share one's enjoyings/enjoyments with the people". 2. Xiǎng 享 refers to enjoying material benefits or - when applied to gods and spirits - to the enjoyment of sacrifices. 3. Lì 利 refers to the use and enjoyment of what one regards as profitable. 4. NB: Hān 酣 refers to enjoying (prototypically alcohol) with gusto and enthusiasm, or in a transferred sense enjoying anything else in the way one might enjoy alcohol. The word is marginal to the group.
Modern Chinese Criteria
享受 消受 享用 欣賞 玩賞 觀賞 賞鑒 鑒賞 賞玩 把玩 玩味 玩 賞 享 含英咀華 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • MASTURBATE　ENJOY SEXUAL DELIGHT USING one's HANDS on one's OWN GENITALS. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
  • VOYEUR　ENJOY LOOKING AT SEX WHILE NOT BEING OBSERVED ONESELF. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • SUFFEREXPERIENCE something BAD FOR ONESELF.
See also
  • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
  • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
  • PLAYACT NOT SERIOUSLY so as to CAUSE ONESELF to BECOME DELIGHTED.
Hypernym
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.21:19

    RECREATION.AMUSEMENT.DIVERTISSEMENT.REJOUISSANCE

    • Words (22 items)

    樂  yào OC: ŋɡraawɡs MC: ŋɣɛu
    樂  lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 58 Attributions

    The current general word for active enjoyment and delighting in something is lè 樂 (ant. bēi 悲 "be saddened by"), as in 與民同樂 "share one's enjoyings/enjoyments with the people".　In the transitive usage the reading yào is suggested by WGZ.

      Word relations
    • Object: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation.
    • Epithet: 聲/MUSIC Shēng 聲 "sound" is sometimes used to refer specifically to folkways of music.
    • Oppos: 慮/PLAN Lǜ 慮 refers to a careful personal planning effort based on serious reflection.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactenjoyment of one's pleasures
    • viactenjoy oneself, take one's pleasure
    • vt(oN)enjoy the contextually determinate thing
    • vt+prep+Ntake delight in
    • vt+V[0]enjoy V-ing
    • vt[oN]enjoy one's pleasures, indulge onself
    • vtoNactread yào: like to engage in; take one's pleasure in, take one's pleasure with
    • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) delight
    • vtoNpassivebe enjoyedCH
    享  xiǎng OC: qhaŋʔ MC: hi̯ɐŋ 6 Attributions

    Xiǎng 享 refers to enjoying material benefits or - when applied to gods and spirits - to the enjoyment of sacrifices.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNactenjoy in practice (profit, benefits)
    遊  yóu MC: yuw OC: lu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vienjoy oneself, spend one's free timeCH
    受樂  shòu lè OC: djuʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: dʑɨu lɑk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactindulge in pleasure
    般樂  pán lè OC: baan ɡ-raawɡ MC: bʷɑn lɑk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPirevelLZ
    • VPtoNintensitiveto enjoy (something) very much; to indulge in (something)
    喜  xǐ MC: xiX  OC: qhɯʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNactindulge in, act to take delight in, act to enjoyCH
    康  kāng OC: khlaaŋ MC: khɑŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vienjoy ease; enjoy oneself
    • vtoNactenjoy
    懽  huān MC: xwan OC: qhoon 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi=歡 feel goodCH
    聊  liáo OC: b-ruu MC: leu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpsychindulge (oneself)
    合歡  hé huān MC: hop xwan OC: ɡloob qhoon 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPito enjoy a convivial event, cheerfully and convivially celebrateLZ
    獲享  huò xiǎng OC: ɢʷreeɡ qhaŋʔ MC: ɦɣɛk hi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNget to enjoy
    利  lì OC: rids MC: li 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Ndraw advantage/pleasure from
    • vtoNdraw advantage from
    遊心  yóu xīn MC: yuw sim OC: lu slɯm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNindulge oneself in, delight in; take one's pleasure inCH
    歡娛  huān yú OC: qhoon ŋʷa MC: hʷɑn ŋi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttake one's pleasure, enjoy oneself
    安  ān MC: 'an OC: qaan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt V[0]enjoy V-ingLZ
    弄  nòng OC: ɡ-rooŋs MC: luŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpoetic: enjoy (the moon etc) 永弄 "enjoy forever"
    游虞  yóu yú OC: lu ŋʷa MC: jɨu ŋi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabnonreferentialenjoyments and amusements
    極驩  jí huān OC: ɡɯɡ qhoon MC: gɨk hʷɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPimake merry; enjoy conviviality to the full
    酣  hān OC: ɡaam MC: ɦɑm 0 Attributions

    NB: Hān 酣 refers to enjoying (prototypically alcohol) with gusto and enthusiasm, or in a transferred sense enjoying anything else in the way one might enjoy alcohol. The word is marginal to the group.

      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]be enthusiastically and actively engaged in; be in the heat of (a battle etc)
    • vtoNenjoy
    散志  sàn zhì OC: sqaans kljɯs MC: sɑn tɕɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactdivert oneself, entertain oneself
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtake delight inCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vienjoy oneself, spend one's free timeCH