樂而不淫

See also: 乐而不淫

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	not; no	excessive; wanton; lewd excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene
trad. (樂而不淫)		樂	而	不	淫
simp. (乐而不淫)		乐	而	不	淫

Etymology

From the Analects, Book 3 (《論語·八佾》):

子曰：「《關雎》，樂而不淫，哀而不傷。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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子曰：「《关雎》，乐而不淫，哀而不伤。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐyuē: ““Guān Jū”, lè ér bù yín, āi ér bù shāng.” [Pinyin]

The Master said, "The Guan Ju (《關雎》) is expressive of enjoyment without being licentious, and of grief without being hurtfully excessive."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lè'érbùyín

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ jam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lè'érbùyín
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lè-érbùyín
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-yin²
    • Yale: lè-ér-bù-yín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leherlbuyn
    • Palladius: лээрбуинь (lɛerbuinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ in³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ jam⁴
    • Yale: lohk yìh bāt yàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ ji⁴ bat⁷ jam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ yi⁴ bed¹ yem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐm²¹/

Idiom

樂而不淫

1. expressing enjoyment with moderation