自娛自樂

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	amuse	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (自娛自樂)		自	娛	自	樂
simp. (自娱自乐)		自	娱	自	乐

Etymology

娛樂／娱乐 (yúlè, “to entertain”) augmented with 自 (zì, “self”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìyúzìlè

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄩˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ jyu⁴ zi⁶ lok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìyúzìlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄩˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyúzìhlè
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yü²-tzŭ⁴-lê⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-yú-dz̀-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyutzyhleh
  - Palladius: цзыюйцзылэ (czyjujczylɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ y³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ jyu⁴ zi⁶ lok⁶
  - Yale: jih yùh jih lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ jy⁴ dzi⁶ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ yu⁴ ji⁶ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² jyː²¹ t͡siː²² lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

自娛自樂

to entertain oneself; to amuse oneself; to have fun on one's own; to goof off

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