不
亦
乐
乎

不亦乐乎 (bù yì lè hū) – lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不亦樂乎0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

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不亦乐乎

Simplified

不亦樂乎

Traditional

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Related words

不

bù

no

乐

lè

surname Le

亦

yì

also

快乐

kuài lè

happy

几乎

jī hū

almost

音乐

yīn yuè

music

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

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