苦中作樂

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to frolic and be merry; to compose music
trad. (苦中作樂)		苦	中	作樂
simp. (苦中作乐)		苦	中	作乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǔzhōngzuòlè

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² zung¹ zok³ lok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǔzhōngzuòlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǔjhongzuòlè
  - Wade–Giles: kʻu³-chung¹-tso⁴-lê⁴
  - Yale: kǔ-jūng-dzwò-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuujongtzuohleh
  - Palladius: кучжунцзолэ (kučžunczolɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² zung¹ zok³ lok⁶
  - Yale: fú jūng jok lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² dzung¹ dzok⁸ lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² zung¹ zog³ log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

苦中作樂

to seek joy amidst sorrow

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