# 快樂
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kuàilè
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): faai$^3$ lok$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khoai-lo̍k
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kue$^4$ lorh$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khoài-lo̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kuai$^3$ lag$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$khua-loq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kuàilè → kuàile (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ → ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuàile̊
*** Wade–Giles: kʻuai$^4$-lê$^5$
*** Yale: kwài-le
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.leh
*** Palladius: куайлэ (kuajlɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/ → /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faai$^3$ lok$^6$
*** Yale: faai lohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faai$^3$ lok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fai$^3$ log$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːi̯³³ lɔːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khoai-lo̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: kuai log
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kuai$^4$ log$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ lok̚⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kue$^4$ lorh$^7$ [Phonetic: kue$^1$ lorh$^7$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ lɒʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kue$^4$ lorh$^7$ [Phonetic: kue$^1$ lorh$^7$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ lɒʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoài-lo̍k
*** Tâi-lô: khuài-lo̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoaelok
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔk̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰuai¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuai²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔk̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kuai$^3$ lag$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuài la̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$khua-loq
*** MiniDict: khua$^去$ loh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$khua-loq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰua³³ loʔ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: khwaejH lak
Rime :
| Character | 快 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 夬 (30) | 鐸 (103) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | II | I |
| Fanqie | 苦夬切 | 盧各切 |
| Baxter | khwaejH | lak |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠuai$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰʷᵚai$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰuai$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰwaɨjs$^H$/ | /lak̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰuai$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰwæi$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰwai$^H$/ | /lɑk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kuài | luò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | faai$^3$ | lok$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷʰˤret-s [r]ˤawk/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷraːds raːwɢ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 快 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | kuài | lè |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ khwæj$^H$ › | ‹ lak › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ʷʰˁret-s/ | /*[r]ˁawk/ |
| English | cheerful | joy; enjoy |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 快 | 樂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| No. | 4407 | 7673 |
| Phonetic component | 夬 | 樂 |
| Rime group | 祭 | 藥 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 快 | 落 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰʷraːds/ | /*raːwɢ/ |

### Adjective

快樂
* happy; joyful; cheerful
       Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn. [Pinyin]
       Helping others is the key to happiness.
    快樂學習／快乐学习 ― kuàilè xuéxí ― to have a happy learning experience
    生日快樂！／生日快乐！ ― Shēngrì kuàilè! ― Happy birthday!
       cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
       to live happily ever after
       Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
       Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.

#### Synonyms

* 和樂 / 和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
* 喜悅 / 喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 喜樂 / 喜乐 (xǐlè)
* 喜歡 / 喜欢
* 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
* 喜躍 / 喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 夷悅 / 夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
* 安樂 / 安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
* 康樂 / 康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
* 忻悅 / 忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
* 快意 (kuàiyì)
* 快活 (kuàihuo)
* 怡悅 / 怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 悅意 / 悦意 (yuèyì)
* 悅懌 / 悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
* 愉快
* 愉悅 / 愉悦 (yúyuè)
* 暢快 / 畅快 (chàngkuài)
* 樂滋滋 / 乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
* 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
* 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
* 欣悅 / 欣悦 (xīnyuè)
* 歡喜 / 欢喜 (huānxǐ)
* 歡娛 / 欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡快 / 欢快 (huānkuài)
* 歡悅 / 欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
* 歡愉 / 欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡暢 / 欢畅 (huānchàng)
* 歡樂 / 欢乐 (huānlè)
* 歡躍 / 欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
* 爽 (shuǎng)
* 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Southern Min)
* 痛快 (tòngkuài)
* 舒暢 / 舒畅 (shūchàng)
* 開心 / 开心 (kāixīn)
* 高興 / 高兴 (gāoxìng)

#### Derived terms

* 快樂丸 / 快乐丸 (kuàilèwán)
* 快樂主義 / 快乐主义 (kuàilè zhǔyì)
* 快樂原則 / 快乐原则 (kuàilè yuánzé)
* 新年快樂 / 新年快乐 (xīnnián kuàilè)
* 春節快樂 / 春节快乐 (chūnjié kuàilè)
* 生日快樂 / 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)
* 肥宅快樂水 / 肥宅快乐水 (féizhái kuàilè shuǐ)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 快(かい)楽(らく) (kairaku)
* → Korean: 쾌락(快樂) (kwaerak)
* → Vietnamese: khoái lạc (快樂)

#### See also

* 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
* 幸福 (xìngfú)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 快 | 樂 |
| かい Grade: 5 | らく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 快樂 – see the following entry. :
| 【快楽かいらく】 | [noun] pleasure |
| 【快楽けらく】 | [noun] (Buddhism) nirvanic ease [noun] pleasure |
(This term, 快樂, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 快 | 樂 |

### Noun

快樂 • (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)
* hanja form of 쾌락 (“pleasure; delight”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 快 | 樂 |

### Noun

快樂
* chữ Hán form of khoái lạc (“pleasure; delight; satisfaction”).