悠然自得

Chinese

		at ease; long (in time); sad	so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
trad. (悠然自得)		悠	然	自	得
simp. ^#(悠然自得)		悠	然	自	得

Etymology

From the Book of Jin (《s:zh:晉書·苻堅載記·附王猛》):

自不參其神契，略不與交通，是以浮華之士咸輕而笑之。猛悠然自得，不以屑懷。 [MSC, trad.]

自不参其神契，略不与交通，是以浮华之士咸轻而笑之。猛悠然自得，不以屑怀。 [MSC, simp.]

Zì bù cān qí shén qì, lüè bù yǔ jiāotōng, shìyǐ fú huá zhī shì xián qīng ér xiào zhī. Měng yōuránzìdé, bù yǐ xiè huái. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōuránzìdé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄖㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ jin⁴ zi⁶ dak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōuránzìdé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄖㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: youránzìhdé
  - Wade–Giles: yu¹-jan²-tzŭ⁴-tê²
  - Yale: yōu-rán-dz̀-dé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iourantzyhder
  - Palladius: южаньцзыдэ (južanʹczydɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ jin⁴ zi⁶ dak¹
  - Yale: yàuh yìhn jih dāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ jin⁴ dzi⁶ dak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ yin⁴ ji⁶ deg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

悠然自得

to be carefree and self-satisfied
- 你的悠然自得我卻束手無策 [MSC, trad.]
  你的悠然自得我却束手无策 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1999, 張學友 (lyrics 黎沸揮), 《心如刀割》
  nǐ de yōuránzìdé wǒ què shùshǒuwúcè [Pinyin]
  Your leisure and contentment makes me completely helpless

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