# 活潑
## Chinese
### Etymology

Short for 活潑剌／活泼剌, 活潑潑／活泼泼; probably a compound of 活 (huó) and onomatopoeia 潑剌／泼剌, 潑潑／泼泼.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huópō
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wut$^6$ put$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fa̍t-phat
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hoa̍t-phoat / oa̍h-phoat / oa̍t-phoat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uah$^8$ puah$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huópō → huópo (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛ → ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huópo̊
*** Wade–Giles: huo$^2$-pʻo$^5$
*** Yale: hwó-pwo
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwo.po
*** Palladius: хопо (xopo)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/ → /xu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wut$^6$ put$^3$
*** Yale: wuht put
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wut$^9$ put$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wud$^6$ pud$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuːt̚² pʰuːt̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa̍t-phat
*** Hakka Romanization System: fad pad$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fad$^6$ pad$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /fat̚⁵ pʰat̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa̍t-phoat
*** Tâi-lô: hua̍t-phuat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoadphoad
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚²⁴⁻² pʰuat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰuat̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚⁴⁻³² pʰuat̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍h-phoat
*** Tâi-lô: ua̍h-phuat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oaqphoad
*** IPA (Taipei): /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰuat̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰuat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰuat̚³²/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍t-phoat
*** Tâi-lô: ua̍t-phuat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oadphoad
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /uat̚⁴⁻³² pʰuat̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uah$^8$ puah$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍h phuah
*** Sinological IPA : /uaʔ⁴⁻² pʰuaʔ²/

### Adjective

活潑
* (of personality) lively; vivacious
* (of artistic style) vivid
* flexible; not stiff
* (literary) wealthy; well-off; rich
* (chemistry) reactive; active; labile

#### Synonyms

* (lively): 活躍／活跃 (huóyuè); (Hokkien) 活跳
* (vivid): 生動／生动 (shēngdòng)
* (wealthy):
* 優裕／优裕 (yōuyù)
* 多金 (duōjīn) (literary)
* 好康 (Hokkien)
* 好額／好额 (Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka)
* 富有 (fùyǒu)
* 富盛 (fùshèng) (literary)
* 富裕 (fùyù)
* 富貴／富贵 (fùguì) (wealthy and respectable)
* 富足 (fùzú)
* 寬綽／宽绰 (kuānchuò)
* 寬裕／宽裕 (kuānyù)
* 寬鬆／宽松 (kuānsōng)
* 有米 (jau$^5$ mai$^5$) (Cantonese)
* 有錢／有钱 (yǒuqián)
* 有鐳／有镭 (Hokkien)
* 殷富 (yīnfù) (archaic)
* 殷實 (yīnshí)
* 潤屋／润屋 (rùnwū) (literary)
* 萬貫／万贯 (wànguàn) (dated)
* 肥實／肥实 (féishí) (colloquial)
* 肥饒／肥饶 (féiráo) (literary)
* 腰裡橫／腰里横 (yāolǐhèng) (Northern Mandarin, slang)
* 膏腴 (Hokkien)
* 華貴／华贵 (huáguì)
* 趁錢／趁钱 (chènqián) (Northeastern Mandarin, colloquial)
* 闊／阔 (kuò)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “lively”): 呆板 (dāibǎn), 死板 (sǐbǎn)

#### Derived terms

* 天真活潑／天真活泼
* 活活潑潑／活活泼泼
* 生動活潑／生动活泼 (shēngdònghuópō)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 活発(かっぱつ) (kappatsu)
* → Korean: 활발(活潑) (hwalbal)
* → Vietnamese: hoạt bát (活潑)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 活 | 潑 |
| かつ > かっ Grade: 2 | はつ > ぱつ Hyōgai |
| kan'on ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 活潑 – see the following entry. :
| 【活発かっぱつ】 | [adjective] active, vigorous, spirited, perky, vivacious [noun] (rare) activity, vigor, vivacity Alternative spelling 活溌 |
(This term, 活潑, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (活溌) of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 活 | 潑 |

### Noun

活潑 • (hwalbal) (hangeul 활발)
* hanja form of 활발 (“liveliness; briskness; sprightliness”)