尋歡作樂

Chinese

		to seek pleasure	to frolic and be merry; to compose music
trad. (尋歡作樂)		尋歡	作樂
simp. (寻欢作乐)		寻欢	作乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnhuānzuòlè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ fun¹ zok³ lok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnhuānzuòlè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúnhuanzuòlè
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-huan¹-tso⁴-lê⁴
    • Yale: syún-hwān-dzwò-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunhuantzuohleh
    • Palladius: сюньхуаньцзолэ (sjunʹxuanʹczolɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ fun¹ zok³ lok⁶
    • Yale: chàhm fūn jok lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ fun¹ dzok⁸ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ fun¹ zog³ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²/

Idiom

尋歡作樂

1. to seek pleasure; to indulge in merrymaking