HAPPY  喜悅

COMPLETELY DELIGHTED with one's SELF:own LIFE.
CHEERFULCHEERYMERRYJOYFULJOVIALJOLLYJOCULARGLEEFULCAREFREEUNTROUBLEDDELIGHTEDSMILINGBEAMINGGRINNINGIN GOOD SPIRITSIN A GOOD MOODLIGHTHEARTEDPLEASEDCONTENTEDCONTENTSATISFIEDGRATIFIEDBUOYANTRADIANTSUNNYBLITHEJOYOUSBEATIFICTHRILLEDELATEDEXHILARATEDECSTATICBLISSFULEUPHORICOVERJOYEDEXULTANTRAPTUROUSIN SEVENTH HEAVENON CLOUD NINEWALKING ON AIRJUMPING FOR JOYJUBILANTINFORMAL CHIRPYOVER THE MOONON TOP OF THE WORLDTICKLED PINKON A HIGHAS HAPPY AS A CLAMFORMAL JOCUNDPLEASURECONTENTMENTSATISFACTIONCHEERFULNESSMERRIMENTGAIETYJOYJOYFULNESSJOVIALITYJOLLITYGLEEDELIGHTGOOD SPIRITSLIGHTHEARTEDNESSWELL-BEINGENJOYMENTEXUBERANCEEXHILARATIONELATIONECSTASYJUBILATIONRAPTUREBLISSBLISSFULNESSEUPHORIATRANSPORTS OF DELIGHT.
Antonym
  • NOSTALGIAYEARN for SITUATIONS IN the PAST as GOOD:better IN-RELATION-TO NOW:the-present.
    • SADDISTRESS ARISING from BAD THOUGHTS NOW IN ONE'S MIND which CAUSE one to LACK DELIGHT:joy.NB: The words I have chosen to include in this group pose special problems of contrastive analysis. There is something irretrievably diffuse about their usage, in many cases, and in many others the number of relevant examples in the early literature is so small that it is impossible to get anything like a firm grip on their precise semantics. Under these circumstances I have tried to compensate for lack of neat analysis with more quotation, especially from Chǔcí. Throughout this section I quote my teacher David Hawkes' translations, mindful of the fact that many of these were written in the third year of his study of Chinese...
      • DISASTEREVENT that CAUSES HUMANS to BECOME INTENSELY SAD OR to GRIEF:grieve.
        • WORRYDISTRESS CAUSED-BY THINKING about something PRESENT OR FUTURE, which is DANGEROUS OR DIFFICULT.
          Hypernym
          • DELIGHTINTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
            • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
              • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something.
                • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
          See also
          • LUCKGOOD BECAUSE IT CAUSES CONTINGENT PROFIT.
            • RIDICULOUSFUNNY so as to CAUSE CONTEMPT.
              Old Chinese Criteria
              1. Fú 福 (ant. huò 禍 "misfortune") is the most common noun for material good fortune and well-being.

              2. Lè 樂 refers specifically to happiness as a rewarding inward state.

              3. Huān 歡 / 驩 / 懽 refers to a sometimes transitory form of sociable and communicative happiness.

              4. Xǐ 喜 typically refers to happiness as a response to something.

              5. Yú 愉 / 媮 refers to happy contentment with things as they are.

              6. Kuài 快 refers to a transient, acute state of happiness.

              7. Yú 娛 (ant yo1u 憂 "worry") typically refers to indulgent happiness with thing as they are.

              8. Yì 懌 is an ancient poetic word referring to dignified contentment, and the word became current in the negative 不懌 "be displeased".

              9. Yí 怡 is a fairly rare elevated poetic word referring to the state of being pleased, contented, and thus happy.

              10. Ān 安 can refer to happy peace of mind.

              11. Yuè 悅 can come to refer to a happy state of contentment with what happens to one or around one.

              12. Xìng 幸 "luck" can refer to to a serendipitously found state of happiness.

              13. Qìng 慶 is an archaic way of referring to material as well as psychological well-being.

              14. Kāng 康 is an archaic way of referring to material and physical well-being.

              黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
              HUANG JINGUI 2006 has no real entry for HAPPY. See under LUCKY.

              SACRIFICE 29.

              福,福祉的總稱。

              祿,上天所降或王命所賜的福祉。

              祥,有吉利預兆的福祉。

              祚,與國家、王位和宗族前途有密切關係的福祉。

              休,值得喜慶、贊美的福祉。

              LEIBNIZ 6.4 P. 134: F o e l i c i t a s est status laetitiae durabilis. L a e t i t i a est Affectus animi ortus ex opinione alicujus perfectionis, quae opinio si vera est, laetitia nascitur durabilis.

              Modern Chinese Criteria
              興高采烈

              歡快

              歡天喜地

              興奮

              開心

              喜悅

              安樂

              幸福

              快樂

              愉快

              歡樂

              快活

              快活不盡 refers to boundless happiness.

              歡喜

              舒暢

              樂意

              寬暢

              歡娛

              吉慶

              樂陶陶

              喜樂



              THE OVERLAP WITH DELIGHT IS DISTURBING.

              rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

              • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 209

                BONHEUR

                See also GLUECK

              • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 509

                GLUECK

              • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 472

                BEATITUDO

                BEATUS

                Fairly uninteresting long list of Axioms.

              • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 472

                BEATITUDO SUMMAE FELICITATIS QVIETA POSSESSIO.

                CONC. 1. SUMMUS FELICITATIS GRADUS.

                2. FRUITIO ILLIUS ACTU. ET QVIDEM 3. CUM SECURITATE NON AMITTENDAE FRUITIONIS.

                Ax.1. Summe felix beatus est. Summa vero felicitas cum non sit nisi a summo bono: summum autem bonum nonnisi a Deo: in solo Deo beatitas vera est. 2. Summe felix qvi se esse nescit. Non enim fruitur voluptate summa, qvi contrarium ignorat. 3. Summe felix non est, qvi felicitatis amissionem metuit....

                BEATUS est, cui undique bene est. Tri ergo reqv. 1. bene esse. 2. undique. 3. certo, ut mutationem ne metuas.

              • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 34

                beatus "happy in himself"

                felix "happy so as to make others happy also"

                72. Hoc sensu et Fronto: Beatus, qui apud Graecos [col. 18C].

                -- Sis felix. Ex Serv. videtur, ad ill. I Aen.: Sis felix, et illud eclog. 5: Sis bonus, o felixque.

                Ibid. Cod. Vat., felix sequenter et aliis... et adipiscitur felicitas. [AREV.]

                ]

                72. Inter Beatum et felicem. Beatus sibi tantum est, felix, et aliis [ Al., sequenter et aliis], ut est illud Virgilianum: [col. 18B] Sis felix nostrumque leves quaecunque [ Al., quemcunque] laborem.

                Felix autem dicitur, per quem datur et accipitur felicitas, ut felix tempus, felix locus, felix eventus.

                73. Inter Beatus, honestus, fortunatus. Beatus animo, honestus moribus, fortunatus substantia.

              • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                HAPPY

                felix is the general word for happiness.

                prosper refers to happiness insofar as it connotes the fulfilment of desires and hopes.

                faustus refers to happiness conceived as a result of divine favour.

                fortunatus refers to happiness as a result of good luck.

                beatus refers to happiness as a supreme state of superior awareness of deep fulfilment of one's aspirations.

              • Semantica del Griego Antiguo ( HERNANDEZ 2000) p. 71n19

                de Meer, Happiness

              • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                BEATUS

                FELICITAS

              • Woerterbuch der Philosophie. Neue Beitraege zu einer Kritik der Sprache ( MAUTHNER WP 1924) p. I.647

              • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.991

              • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 3.679

                GLUECK

              • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 220ff

              • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 143

              • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p. 10.10

                EUDAIMONIA, HAPPINESS

              • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

                beo, -are 'to make happy, gladden' [v. I] (PI.+)

                Derivatives: beatus 'happy, fortunate' (P1.+).

              • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 1.83

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.98:67

                FELICITE.BONHEUR.PROSPERITE

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.115.81ff

                BONHEUR.PROSPERITE; BONHEUR.FELICITE.BEATITUDE

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.197,156

                GAI.ENJOUE.REJOUISSANT

              • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.232

              • Divisiones quae vulgo dicuntur Aristoteleae ( DIVISIONES 1906) p. no. 27

              Words

                lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 101 AttributionsWD

                Word relations
              • Result: 安/PEACEFUL The dominant general word for peacefulness is ān 安 (wēi 危 "in imminent danger"), but in addition the word also often has considerable philosophical depth and commonly refers to a deep state of unruffled inner serenity in harmony with the outer world.
              • Ant: 憂/WORRY The current general term for all sorts of troubled states of mind, as well as reasons for such states of mind, is yōu 憂 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be well pleased" and lè 樂 "feel deep joy"), and this word may freely refer to troublesome matters of the present or of the future, and the word typiccally refers to a termporary state of hightened awareness of what is troublesome and concern about what should be done about it.
              • Assoc: 佚 / 軼 / 逸/PEACEFUL Yì 佚/逸 (ant. láo 勞 "engaged in exhausting effort") refers to restful peace of mind, typically after effort.

                Syntactic words
              • nabgradeddeep socialble happiness 至樂
              • nabpsychdeep sociable happiness 熱鬧的快樂
              • vadNconducive to deep communicative happiness
              • vadVhappily, jovially, convivially 樂飲
              • vifind communicative happiness; be communicatively happy (the optative cases have to be moved!)
              • viimperativebe communicatively happy!
              • vioptativemay he be communicatively happy, the N
              • vtoNfeel deeply communictively happy with or in
              • vtoNab{S}be happy about the fact SDS
                fú OC: pɯɡ MC: puk 52 AttributionsWD

                Word relations
              • Ant: 禍/DISASTER The most common general word for disasters is huò 禍 (ant. fú 福 "good fortune") which has no connotations of any metaphysical kind. (In OBI the character currently transcribed as huò 禍 - and closely related to 占 - refers not only to disasters as such, but particularly to disastrous omens.)
              • Object: 求/SEEK The current general word for trying to find or get something is qiú 求.

                Syntactic words
              • nab.post-V{NUM}psych(sources of) happiness
              • nabpsychgood fortune and happiness (also in the form of wealth...); blessings
              • vibe happy
              安樂  ān lè OC: qaan ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʔɑn lɑk 40 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabstativepeaceful happiness
              • VPadVin peace and joy > happily at ease, peacefully happy
              • VPigradedbe in a peaceful happy state 最安樂
              • VPtoNcausativemake N feel comfortable and happyLZ
              • VPtoNpsychfeel comfortable and pleased with (oneself)
              • VPtoNputativefeel comfortable and pleased with
              • VPtoV[0]feel happy and at ease to
                ān OC: qaan MC: ʔɑn 36 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychhappy peace of mind
              • vibe happily at peace; find peace and happiness; lead a happy enough life; be conducive to happy peace of mind
              • vtoNfeel happy and at ease with, be happy in; find happiness in, take pleasure in
              • vtoNcausativebring happiness to
                xǐ OC: qhɯʔ MC: hɨ 30 AttributionsWD

                Word relations
              • Oppos: 怒/ANGER Nù 怒 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be delighted") is the general word for anger, and the word tends to imply overt manifestation of feelings of anger, typically in terms of altered breathing patterns. (cf. nù 怒 "to puff oneself up") [OVERT], [PERSONAL]

                Syntactic words
              • nabhappy overt joy (typically with regard to something)
              • vadNexpressive of happy joy
              • vifeel happy joy (for a reason) 甚喜
              • vtoNcausativecause to become happily joyful
                huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn
                huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn
                huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn 20 AttributionsWD

              Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits and happiness, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.

                Word relations
              • Ant: 忿/ANGER Fèn 忿 (ant. yuè 說/悅 "feel not the slightest anger but on the contrary feel pleased") refers to momentary and intense anger, and it does not typically focus on an show of emotion. There is a difference of degree between nù 怒 "show (often great) anger (怒甚, 大怒) and fèn 忿 "be momentarily angry" (there is no dà fèn 大忿, fèn shèn 忿甚). Nù 怒 forms vtS, whereas fèn 忿 does not have that function. [INTENSE], [MOMENTARY], [PERSONAL]
              • Assoc: 欣/DELIGHT
              • Assoc: 欣 / 歆/DELIGHT Xīn 欣 refers to grateful delight in what is designed to gratify one's desires.

                Syntactic words
              • nabacthappiness; joyfulness; cheerfulness; cheer
              • vadNcharacterised by happy good-will
              • vadVjoyfully, happily (sometimes with weak archaic suffix 言
              • virejoice; be happy in the company of others; be on cheerfully friendly terms with each other, be delighted; enjoy oneself, be in high spirits
              • vichangebecome happy
                yì OC: laɡ MC: jiɛk 18 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vibe happy, pleased; causing pleasure 不懌 "be displeased"
              • vtoNbe happy with
              • vtoNcausativecause to be happily pleased
                yú OC: ŋʷa MC: ŋi̯o
                yú OC: ŋʷa MC: ŋi̯o 16 AttributionsWD

              Yú 娛 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") typically refers to indulgent happiness with thing as they are.

                Word relations

                Syntactic words
              • NPab.post-Npleasure of NDS
              • viindulge in one's happiness; feel happily gratified
              • vtoNfind one's happiness in; indulge in 娛酒
              • vtoNcausativecause to be happily gratified> enchant; gratify, give satisfaction to, cause to be delighted
              • vtoNcausative.reflex.自make oneself happy
                yú OC: lo MC: ji̯o
                yù OC: loʔ MC: ji̯o 16 AttributionsWD

                Word relations
              • Ant: 憂/WORRY The current general term for all sorts of troubled states of mind, as well as reasons for such states of mind, is yōu 憂 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be well pleased" and lè 樂 "feel deep joy"), and this word may freely refer to troublesome matters of the present or of the future, and the word typiccally refers to a termporary state of hightened awareness of what is troublesome and concern about what should be done about it.
              • Assoc: 恬/PEACEFUL Tián 恬 and dàn 淡 (all ant. dòng dàng 動蕩 "be all over the place) refer to serenity in an individual as cultivated, notoriously, by the Taoists.

                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychhappiness
              • vadNhappy
              • vibe mildly happy; be amused; be happily at ease; feel contentment
              • vi.redbe all at ease and happy; be completely relaxed
              • vi.redintensitiveshow mild happiness
              • visubject=nonhumancausing happiness> be amusing, be profoundly pleasant
              • vt+prep+Nfeel mildly happy with; feel happily at ease with
              • vtoNfind amusing
              • vtoNcausativecause to be amused
              快樂  kuài lè OC: khʷraads ɡ-raawɡ MC: khɣɛi lɑk 15 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychdelight, joy
              • VPibe delighted, enjoy oneself
                kuài OC: khʷraads MC: khɣɛi 14 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychhappiness
              • vibe openly happy; show happiness; be conducive to happiness
              恬愉  tián yú OC: b-leem lo MC: dem ji̯o 13 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychpeace and happiness; comfortable ease;
              • VPibe at ease and happy
              愷悌  kǎi tì OC: khɯɯlʔ liils MC: khəi dei
              凱弟  kǎi dì OC: khɯɯlʔ liils MC: khəi dei
              豈弟  qǐ dì OC: khɯlʔ liilʔ MC: khɨi dei 12 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPadNpoetic: supremely contented and happy (possibly to be read as vi)
                qìng OC: khraŋs MC: khɣaŋ 9 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychblissful happiness
              • vifeel blessed; feel happy
              安隱  ān yǐn OC: qaan qɯnʔ MC: ʔɑn ʔɨn 8 AttributionsWD

              read ānwěn ?? (安穩)

                Syntactic words
              • NPabstativepeaceful happiness, peaceful happy conditions, happy safety (occasionally the word seems to have an extended meaning > commodities)
              • VPadVhappily and peacefully, without problems
              • VPibe in happy peace
              欣然  xīn rán OC: qhɯn njen MC: hɨn ȵiɛn 8 AttributionsWD

                Syntactic words
              • VPadVin one's happiness; joyfully, merrily
              • VPibe delighted and happy
              自適  zì shì OC: sblids qljeɡ MC: dzi ɕiɛk 8 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPifeel happy
              • VPtoNputativefeel happy about; consider as one's own happiness
              至樂  zhì lè OC: kljiɡs ɡ-raawɡ MC: tɕi lɑk 7 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychperfect happiness
                yí OC: lɯ MC: jɨ
                yí OC: lɯ MC: jɨ 6 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vadNhappy; expressive of happiness; benign
              • vibe pleased; be happy (不怡 "be displeased; be in a bad mood; be dissatisfied")
              • vtoNcausativemake N happyDS
              自得  zì dé OC: sblids tɯɯɡ MC: dzi tək 6 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychhappiness
              • VPireflexive.自live up to one's hopes and aspirations (contrast 得己?)
              • VPireflexive.自be fully satisfied; have a grip on oneselfCH
              • VPtoNreflexive.自find one's happiness in
              自安  zì ān OC: sblids qaan MC: dzi ʔɑn 5 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychcomfortable happiness
              • VPireflexive.自be at happily comfortable with oneself
                kāng OC: khlaaŋ MC: khɑŋ 4 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vadNhappy> happiness-bringing
              • vienjoy happy idleness (Karlgren)
              • vtoNcausativecause to be happy
                zāng OC: skaaŋ MC: tsɑŋ 4 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsycharchaic/poetic: happiness
              • viarchaic/poetic: be good>happy
              佚樂  yì lè OC: liɡ ɡ-raawɡ MC: jit lɑk 4 AttributionsWD

                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsycheasy happiness
              • vihave an easy and happy timeCH
              安寧  ān níng OC: qaan neeŋ MC: ʔɑn neŋ 4 AttributionsWD

              This refers to serene happiness and is often hard to distinguish from tranquility as such.

                Syntactic words
              • NPabstativepeace and tranquility
              • VPihappy and serene
              常樂  cháng lè OC: djaŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ lɑk 4 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsycheternal happiness
              • VPienjoy eternal bliss
              福報  fú bào OC: pɯɡ puuɡs MC: puk pɑu 4 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabstativehappiness as a reward for good deeds
                xiū OC: qhu MC: hɨu 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychhappiness
              • vibe happy
              • vtoNcause to be happy
                yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychhappy contentment
                gǔ OC: kooɡ MC: kuk 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vibe sufficiently supplied and happy
                yù OC: las MC: ji̯ɤ
                yù OC: las MC: ji̯ɤ 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vifeel happy
              • vt+V[0]be happy in V-ing
              • vtoNfind happiness in
              和樂  hé lè OC: ɡool ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɦʷɑ lɑk 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychharmonious happiness
              • VPibe in happy harmony
              懷樂  huái lè OC: ɡruul ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɦɣɛi lɑk 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPtoNbe happy about
              • VPtoNpsychfind happiness in, be fond of in every way
              榮富  róng fù OC: ɢʷeŋ pɯɡs MC: ɦɣaŋ pɨu 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychprosperity (as happiness??? This term may be usefully compared to those of happiness and properly belongs into the Synonym Group RICH)
              • VPibe prosperous (and happy)
              歡樂  huān lè OC: qhoon ɡ-raawɡ MC: hʷɑn lɑk 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPab{nab1=nab2}nonreferentialhappy enjoyments of any kind
              • VPiactshow open happiness
              • VPtoNintensitivebe very happy with
              福佑  fú yòu OC: pɯɡ ɢʷɯs MC: puk ɦɨu 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPab{N1=N2}stativeblessed happiness
              福祿  fú lù OC: pɯɡ b-rooɡ MC: puk luk 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabfeaturehappy affluence
              驩欣  huān xīn OC: qhoon qhɯn MC: hʷɑn hɨn 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychhappiness
              • vicausativeconducive to happiness
              • VPibe happy; be in happy accord
              自喜  zì xǐ MC: dzijH xiX OC: sblids qhɯʔCH 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPibe naturally happy, be naturally pleased with oneselfCH
                píng OC: breŋ MC: bɣaŋ 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vibe happily at peace
              • vtoNcausativecause to be happily at peace
                chǐ OC: kh-lɯʔ MC: ʈhɨ 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nab.post-V{NUM}blessingsCH
              • vibe in good shape, be happy
              豈樂  qǐ lè OC: khɯlʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: khɨi lɑk
              凱樂  kǎi lè OC: khɯɯlʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: khəi lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPiread kǎilè: be supremely happy and... (perhaps adverbial)
              喜悅  xǐ yuè OC: qhɯʔ lod MC: hɨ jiɛt 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPibe happy
              • VPichangebecome happy/glad
              大安  dà ān OC: daads qaan MC: dɑi ʔɑn 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychsupreme peace of mind> supreme tranquility; supreme serenity
              富樂  fù lè OC: pɯɡs ɡ-raawɡ MC: pɨu lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabpsychwealth and joy> happiness
              • VPadNhappy
              心怡  xīn yí OC: slɯm lɯ MC: sim jɨ 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy in one's mind> be happy and contented neg: 心不怡
              怡然  yí rán OC: lɯ njen MC: jɨ ȵiɛn 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPadVhappily; contentedly; in good spirits
              • VPibe perfectly happily contented (often in spite of adversities)
              愉佚  yú yì OC: lo liɡ MC: ji̯o jit 2 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychhappy contentment
              • VPibe happily contented; be happy while enjoying leisure
              愉樂  yú lè OC: lo ɡ-raawɡ MC: ji̯o lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPadNindulgently happy; joyful
              • VPibe happy; indulge in one's own happiness
              樂易  lè yì OC: ɡ-raawɡ leeɡs MC: lɑk jiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy and at ease
              欣欣  xīn xīn OC: qhɯn qhɯn MC: hɨn hɨn 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPifeel happy
              歡然  huān rán OC: qhoon njen MC: hʷɑn ȵiɛn
              驩然  huān rán OC: qhoon njen MC: hʷɑn ȵiɛn 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy
              耽樂  dān lè OC: k-luum ɡ-raawɡ MC: təm lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychdebauched happiness
              • VPiacthave fun, indulge in pleasure
              自虞  zì yú OC: sblids ŋʷa MC: dzi ŋi̯o
              自娛  zì yú OC: sblids ŋʷa MC: dzi ŋi̯o 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe pleased with oneself and happy
              豐樂  fēng lè OC: phuŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: phuŋ lɑk 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe prosperous and happy 歲豐熟,民安樂。亦謂富饒安樂。《詩‧大雅‧旱麓》"瞻彼旱麓,榛楛濟濟" 漢 鄭玄 箋:"喻 周 邦之民獨豐樂者,被其君德教。"
              邂逅  xiè hòu OC: ɡrees ɡoos MC: ɦɣɛ ɦu 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VP[adN]happy ones
              怡怡如  yí yí rú OC: lɯ lɯ nja MC: jɨ jɨ ȵi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happily contented and at ease; give an appearance of contentment and ease
              樂其志  lè qí zhì OC: ɡ-raawɡ ɡɯ kljɯs MC: lɑk gɨ tɕɨ 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy through fulfillment of their aspirations
              饒樂  ráo lè luò,liáo MC: nyew lak OC: nɢjew ɡ-raawɡLZ 2 AttributionsWD
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              • VPadNjoyful, highly pleasantLZ
                jí OC: kid MC: kit 1 AttributionWD
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              • nabgood fortune in the form of happiness
              • vibe happy by good fortune
                xìng OC: ɢreeŋʔ MC: ɦɣɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
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              • vibe happy by good fortune
                biàn OC: brons MC: biɛn 1 AttributionWD
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              • viread pán; archaic and poetic: happy
                táo OC: b-lu MC: dɑu 1 AttributionWD
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              • vilook pleased; be happy 《禮記‧檀弓下》:『人喜則斯陶,陶斯詠。』
              世樂  shì lè OC: lʰebs ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɕiɛi lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychworldly happiness; mundane joys
              受福  shòu fú OC: djuʔ pɯɡ MC: dʑɨu puk 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPireceive happiness as a reward for meritorious behaviour
              吉康  jí kāng OC: kid khlaaŋ MC: kit khɑŋ 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabstativestate of happy circumstances
              喜說  xǐ yuè OC: qhɯʔ lod MC: hɨ jiɛt 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happy
              大福  dà fú OC: daads pɯɡ MC: dɑi puk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabstativegreat happiness
              夷懌  yí yì OC: li laɡ MC: ji jiɛk 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe balanced and happily pleased
              娛戲  yú xì OC: ŋʷa qhras MC: ŋi̯o hiɛ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPiactindulge in the joys of life
              媮娛  yú yú OC: lo ŋʷa MC: ji̯o ŋi̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel happy
              安愉  ān yú OC: qaan lo MC: ʔɑn ji̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe peacefully contented
              容與  róng yǔ OC: k-loŋ k-laʔ MC: ji̯oŋ ji̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPtoNcausativecause to become pleased> make happy
              常安  cháng ān OC: djaŋ qaan MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ ʔɑn 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe in enduring happy peace
              平愉  píng yú OC: breŋ lo MC: bɣaŋ ji̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe in happy harmonious balance
              康娛  kāng yú OC: khlaaŋ ŋʷa MC: khɑŋ ŋi̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPiactindulge in a happy-go-lucky way of life
              心悅  xīn yuè OC: slɯm lod MC: sim jiɛt 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happily contented in one's mind
              心樂  xīn lè OC: slɯm ɡ-raawɡ MC: sim lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel happy in one's heart
              快意  kuài yì OC: khʷraads qɯɡs MC: khɣɛi ʔɨ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel happy
              悅喜  yuè xǐ OC: lod qhɯʔ MC: jiɛt hɨ 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychhappiness
              愉易  yú yì OC: lo leeɡs MC: ji̯o jiɛ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happily at ease
              歡喜  huān xǐ OC: qhoon qhɯʔ MC: hʷɑn hɨ
              歡喜  huān xǐ OC: qhoon qhɯʔ MC: hʷɑn hɨ
              驩喜  huān xǐ OC: qhoon qhɯʔ MC: hʷɑn hɨ 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychhappiness
              榮樂  róng lè OC: ɢʷeŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɦɣaŋ lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabstativespectacular demonstrative happiness
              樂悅  lè yuè OC: ɡ-raawɡ lod MC: lɑk jiɛt 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happy and contented
                xíng OC: ɢraaŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPiactconduct a happy life
              欣喜  xīn xǐ OC: qhɯn qhɯʔ MC: hɨn hɨ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe perfectly happy
              欣歡  xīn huān OC: qhɯn qhoon MC: hɨn hʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychhappiness
              欣驩  xīn huān OC: qhɯn qhoon MC: hɨn hʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabhappy enthusiasmLZ
              • VPadVwith happy enthusiasm
              洽驩  qià huān OC: ɡroob qhoon MC: ɦɣɛp hʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happy in each other's company
              福業  fú yè OC: pɯɡ ŋab MC: puk ŋi̯ɐp 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabmetaphysicalkarma of good fortune, fortunate karma
              福祉  fú chǐ OC: pɯɡ kh-lɯʔ MC: puk ʈhɨ 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychblessed happiness
              自愉  zì yú OC: sblids lo MC: dzi ji̯o
              自喻  zì yù OC: sblids los MC: dzi ji̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happy and pleased with oneself
              自在  zì zài OC: sblids sɡɯɯʔ MC: dzi dzəi 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe free and happy
              自樂  zì lè OC: sblids ɡ-raawɡ MC: dzi lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • nabpsychhappiness, delight, satisfaction
              • VPireflexive.自feel happy and at ease with oneself
              至愉  zhì yú OC: kljiɡs lo MC: tɕi ji̯o 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe supremely happily amused
              輕易  qīng yì OC: kheŋ leeɡs MC: khiɛŋ jiɛ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel unencumbered and happy; feel light-heartedly happy
              天上樂  tiān shàng lè OC: lʰiin ɡljaŋs ɡ-raawɡ MC: then dʑi̯ɐŋ lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychcelestial happiness
              愉愉然  yú yú rán OC: lo lo njen MC: ji̯o ji̯o ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe completely happy
              歡喜心  huān xǐ xīn OC: qhoon qhɯʔ slɯm MC: hʷɑn hɨ sim 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychhappiness
              涅盤樂  niè pán lè OC: m-liiɡ baan ɡ-raawɡ MC: net bʷɑn lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychnirvāna happiness
              全安之福  quán ān zhī fú OC: sɡon qaan kljɯ pɯɡ MC: dziɛn ʔɑn tɕɨ puk 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabpsychcomplete peaceful happiness
              安育其性  ān yù qí xìng OC: qaan luɡ ɡɯ seŋs MC: ʔɑn juk gɨ siɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPiactrealise oneself happily
              安隱豐樂  ān yǐn fēng lè OC: qaan qɯnʔ phuŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʔɑn ʔɨn phuŋ lɑk 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe prosperous and happy
              心怡氣和  xīn yí qì hé OC: slɯm lɯ khɯds ɡool MC: sim jɨ khɨi ɦʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPibe happy
              心悅意清  xīn yuè yì qīng OC: slɯm lod qɯɡs tsheŋ MC: sim jiɛt ʔɨ tshiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel ethereal happiness
              心淨歡然  xīn jìng huān rán OC: slɯm skhreeŋ qhoon njen MC: sim dziɛŋ hʷɑn ȵiɛn 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPifeel ethereally happy
                dé OC: tɯɯɡ MC: tək 1 AttributionWD
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              • nabfeatureblessedness by supernatural generosity; blessing
              栩栩然  xǔ xǔ rán MC: xjuX xjuX nyen OC: qhʷlaʔ qhʷlaʔ njenDS 1 AttributionWD
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              • VPadNfree and happyDS
              康樂  kāng lè MC: khang lak OC: khlaaŋ ɡ-raawɡCH 1 AttributionWD
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              • NPabhappy vigourCH
              樂樂  lè lè MC: lak lak OC: ɡ-raawɡ ɡ-raawɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
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              • vi.redevokes perfect joyLZ
              熙熙  xī xī MC: xi xi OC: qhlɯ qhlɯLZ 1 AttributionWD
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              • vi.redvery happyLZ
              揚揚  yáng yáng MC: yang yang OC: k-laŋ k-laŋLZ 1 AttributionWD
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              • vi.redfeel happy and satisfiedLZ
                pán OC: baan MC: bʷɑn
                pán OC: baan MC: bʷɑn
                pán OC: baan MC: bʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • viSHI: be happy 《詩‧衛風‧考槃》:『考槃在澗,顧人之寬。』〈毛〉傳:『槃,樂也。』;《逸周書‧祭公》:『允乃詔,畢桓于黎民般。』〈孔晁〉注:『般,樂也。』
                róng OC: ɢʷeŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • vi《國語‧晉語四》:『〈狐偃〉曰:‘日,吾來此也,非以〈狄〉為榮,可以成事也……’』〈韋昭〉注:『榮,樂也。』
                tián OC: diim MC: dem 0 AttributionsWD
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              • vifigurativebe in a sweet psychological state> be happy 【唐】【羅隱】《蜂》詩:『採得百花成蜜後,為誰辛苦為誰甜?』
                xiáng OC: sɢlaŋ MC: zi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • nabpsych(heaven-sent) happiness
              作樂  zuò lè OC: tsaaɡ ɡ-raawɡ MC: tsɑk lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPiacthave fun
              大歡  dà huān OC: daads qhoon MC: dɑi hʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabgreat happiness; greatest happiness; greatest pleasure
              委蛇  wēi yí OC: qrol lal MC: ʔiɛ jiɛ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPishow contented self-satisfied happiness in one's comportment
              媮快  yú kuài OC: lo khʷraads MC: ji̯o khɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy and contented 《漢書‧酷吏傳序》:『當是之時,吏治若救火揚沸,非武健嚴酷,惡能勝其任而媮快乎?』
              安吉  ān jí OC: qaan kid MC: ʔɑn kit 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychhappiness and good fortune
              快暢  kuài chàng OC: khʷraads khrlaŋs MC: khɣɛi ʈhi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe effusively happy
              快活  kuài huó OC: khʷraads ɡood MC: khɣɛi ɦʷɑt 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychcolloquial: happiness
              怡說  yí yuè OC: lɯ lod MC: jɨ jiɛt 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPtoNcause to be happy
              悅夷  yuè yí OC: lod li MC: jiɛt ji 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 《大戴禮記‧五帝德》:『舟輿所至,莫不說夷。』
              意樂  yì lè OC: qɯɡs ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʔɨ lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychpsychological happiness 【南朝】【梁簡文帝】《大法頌》:『彤彤寶塔,既等法華之座;峨峨長表,更同意樂之國。』
              愉娛  yú yú OC: lo ŋʷa MC: ji̯o ŋi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPifeel happy
              愉快  yú kuài OC: lo khʷraads MC: ji̯o khɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 《史記‧酷吏列傳序》:『非武健嚴酷,惡能勝其任而愉快乎!』
              愉怡  yú yí OC: lo lɯ MC: ji̯o jɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy (in appearance) 【宋】【歐陽修】《張子野墓志銘》:『〈子野〉為人,外雖愉怡,中自刻苦。』
              驩虞  huān yú OC: qhoon ŋʷa MC: hʷɑn ŋi̯o
              歡娛  huān yú OC: qhoon ŋʷa MC: hʷɑn ŋi̯o
              歡娛  huān yú OC: qhoon ŋʷa MC: hʷɑn ŋi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 歡愉,歡娛
              歡快  huān kuài OC: qhoon khʷraads MC: hʷɑn khɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 【宋】【王闢之】《澠水燕談錄‧知人》:『〈慶歷〉二年,〈仁宗〉用〈范文正公〉參知政事,〈韓魏公〉、〈富韓公〉為樞密副使,天下人心莫不懽快。』
              歡悰  huān cóng OC: qhoon dzuuŋ MC: hʷɑn dzuo̝ŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsychhappy frame of mind 【宋】【蘇軾】《賀新運使張大夫啟》:『矧惟雅故,尤激懽悰。』
              歡樂  huān lè OC: qhoon ɡ-raawɡ MC: hʷɑn lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPtoNputativerejoice in
              歡洽  huān qià OC: qhoon ɡroob MC: hʷɑn ɦɣɛp 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy
              樂事  lè shì OC: ɡ-raawɡ dzrɯs MC: lɑk ɖʐɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabeventhappy events, happy episodes
              樂和  lè hé OC: ɡ-raawɡ ɡool MC: lɑk ɦʷɑ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe harmoniously happy and contented 《後漢書‧崔駰傳》:『六合怡怡,比屋為仁……家家有以樂和,人人有以自優。』
              欣快  xīn kuài OC: qhɯn khʷraads MC: hɨn khɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 《明史‧吳時來傳》:『頃陛下赫然震怒,逮治僨事邊臣,人心莫不欣快。』
              欣豫  xīn yù OC: qhɯn las MC: hɨn ji̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy and contented
              祉福  chǐ fú OC: kh-lɯʔ pɯɡ MC: ʈhɨ puk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabpsycharchaic: happiness 天降祉福
              福祜  fú hù OC: pɯɡ ɡaaʔ MC: puk ɦuo̝ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabstativegood fortune and happiness; a happy life
              自娛  zì yú OC: sblids ŋʷa MC: dzi ŋi̯o 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPifind happiness
              自怡  zì yí OC: sblids lɯ MC: dzi jɨ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happily contented
              虞樂  yú lè OC: ŋʷa ɡ-raawɡ MC: ŋi̯o lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPtoNcausativecause to be happy
              說豫  yuè yù OC: lod las MC: jiɛt ji̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabfeaturevisible happiness; happiness expressed on one's face
              諧樂  xié lè OC: ɡriid ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɦɣɛi lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe in happy harmony 【宋】【葉適】《陳叔向墓志銘》:『兄弟相愛友,門內諧樂,無疾聲遽色。』
              陶欣  táo xīn OC: b-lu qhɯn MC: dɑu hɨn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 【唐】【張祜】《高閑上人》詩:『陶欣入社叟,坐怯論經儔。』
              陶然  táo rán OC: b-lu njen MC: dɑu ȵiɛn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy 【唐】【韓愈】《送區冊序》:『與之翳嘉林,坐石磯,投竿而漁,陶然以樂。』
              安以樂  ān yǐ lè OC: qaan k-lɯʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʔɑn jɨ lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe easy and happy
              自怡悅  zì yí yuè OC: sblids lɯ lod MC: dzi jɨ jiɛt 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPifind happiness and spiritual satisfaction
              安土樂業  ān tǔ lè yè OC: qaan kh-laaʔ ɡ-raawɡ ŋab MC: ʔɑn thuo̝ lɑk ŋi̯ɐp 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPiactenjoy life as it is; be happy where one is 【漢】【揚雄】《連珠》:『吏不苟暴,役賦不重,財力不傷,安土樂業,民之樂也。』
              安居樂業  ān jū lè yè OC: qaan ka ɡ-raawɡ ŋab MC: ʔɑn ki̯ɤ lɑk ŋi̯ɐp 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPiactenjoy one's life and work as it is
              怡然自得  yí rán zì dé OC: lɯ njen sblids tɯɯɡ MC: jɨ ȵiɛn dzi tək 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happily contented
              樂不可言  lè bù kě yán OC: ɡ-raawɡ pɯʔ khlaalʔ ŋan MC: lɑk pi̯ut khɑ ŋi̯ɐn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPihappy beyond words 《楚辭‧大招》:『魂兮歸徠!樂不可言只。五穀六仞,設菰梁兮。』
              樂而不淫  lè ér bù yín OC: ɡ-raawɡ njɯ pɯʔ lɯm MC: lɑk ȵɨ pi̯ut jim 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe happy without going to excesses LY《關雎》樂而不淫,哀而不傷。
              樂而忘返  lè ér wàng fǎn OC: ɡ-raawɡ njɯ maŋs panʔ MC: lɑk ȵɨ mi̯ɐŋ pi̯ɐn 0 AttributionsWD
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              • VPibe extremely happy where one is; be beyond oneself with happiness
              泥洹常樂  ní huán cháng lè OC: niil ɢoon djaŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: nei ɦʷɑn dʑi̯ɐŋ lɑk 0 AttributionsWD
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              • NPabmetaphysicaleternal bliss of Nirvāna

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