樂在其中

See also: 乐在其中

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	in; among; therein
trad. (樂在其中)		樂	在	其中
simp. (乐在其中)		乐	在	其中

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):

子曰：「飯疏食飲水，曲肱而枕之，樂亦在其中矣。不義而富且貴，於我如浮雲。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

子曰：「饭疏食饮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣。不义而富且贵，于我如浮云。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: “Fàn shūshí yǐn shuǐ, qū gōng ér zhěn zhī, lè yì zài qízhōng yǐ. Bùyì ér fù qiě guì, yú wǒ rú fúyún.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow; I have joy still in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lèzàiqízhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ zoi⁶ kei⁴ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lèzàiqízhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lèzàicíjhong
  - Wade–Giles: lê⁴-tsai⁴-chʻi²-chung¹
  - Yale: lè-dzài-chí-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehtzaychyijong
  - Palladius: лэцзайцичжун (lɛczajcičžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ zoi⁶ kei⁴ zung¹
  - Yale: lohk joih kèih jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ dzoi⁶ kei⁴ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ zoi⁶ kéi⁴ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

樂在其中

to take pleasure in something; to find joy in something; to revel in something