康樂

Chinese

Etymology 1

		peaceful; spongy (of radishes)	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (康樂)		康	樂
simp. (康乐)		康	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kānglè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong¹ lok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): không-lo̍k
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khong-lo̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kānglè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kanglè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻang¹-lê⁴
    • Yale: kāng-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kangleh
    • Palladius: канлэ (kanlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong¹ lok⁶
    • Yale: hōng lohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong¹ lok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong¹ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: không-lo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: kong^ˊ log
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kong¹ log⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰoŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lok̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khong-lo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: khong-lo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qonglok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔŋ³³ lɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔk̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: khang lak

Rime
Character	康	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦岡切	盧各切
Baxter	khang	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaŋ/	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑŋ/	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kāng	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong1	lok6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*k-r̥ˤaŋ  [r]ˤawk/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰlaːŋ  raːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	康	樂
Reading #	2/3	2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kāng	lè
Middle Chinese	‹ khang ›	‹ lak ›
Old Chinese	/*k-r̥ˁaŋ/	/*[r]ˁawk/
English	tranquil; at ease	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	康	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	3981	7673
Phonetic component	庚	樂
Rime group	陽	藥
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	康	落
Old Chinese	/*kʰlaːŋ/	/*raːwɢ/

Adjective

康樂

1. (literary) peaceful and happy

   康樂設施／康乐设施  ―  kānglè shèshī  ―  recreational facility

Synonyms

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• 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)
• 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
• 快意 (kuàiyì)
• 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
• 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

• 富強康樂／富强康乐
• 康樂活動／康乐活动

 

Proper noun

康樂

1. (～縣) Kangle (a county of Linxia prefecture, Gansu, China)
2. (～鎮) Kangle (a town in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (康樂)		康	樂
simp. (康乐)		康	乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Kānglè

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤ ㄌㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Kānglè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Kanglè
    • Wade–Giles: Kʻang¹-lê⁴
    • Yale: Kāng-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kangleh
    • Palladius: Канлэ (Kanlɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

Proper noun

康樂

1. (Singapore) Connacht (a province of Ireland)

   Synonyms: (Mainland China, Taiwan) 康諾特／康诺特 (Kāngnuòtè), (Hong Kong) 干諾