WordTaiwan frequency #18,624
不亦樂乎
ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄏㄨ
“originally joyful and delighted; now mostly means to an extreme degree; thoroughly; exhaustively”
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不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
亦
ㄧˋ
Also; likewise; too; in addition; but also; even though; this archaic function word has no inherent meaning.
樂
ㄌㄜˋ
Happy; cheerful; to laugh; enjoyment; pleasure; music; a surname; used in place names.
乎
ㄏㄨ
Classical particle similar to 於; used at the end of a sentence to express a question, doubt, astonishment, or to call someone.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 幾乎ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄨalmost; nearly; practically; very close to happening or being the case
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 似乎ㄙˋ ㄏㄨseems; as if; apparently; looks like; gives the impression that.
- 音樂music; organized sound produced by voices or instruments to express ideas and emotions.
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating