不亦乐乎 in English bu4 yi4 le4 hu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  • metaphorically (jocularly) extremely
  • awfully

Simplified Characters

不 亦 乐 乎

Traditional Characters

不 亦 樂 乎

Pinyin

bu4 yi4 le4 hu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 亦yi4also 乐le4surname Le 乎hu1(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in