乐 (樂) lè

1. lè adjective happy; glad; cheerful; joyful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 安居乐乐业 'to live with joy and be content in one's work' (ABC 'lè' 乐 sv 1; CCI p. 38; Guoyu '樂' lè adj; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂').
2. lè verb to take joy in; to be happy; to be cheerful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Humor
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 1; ; Guoyu '樂' lè v 2; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
3. lè proper noun Le
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 n)
4. yuè noun music
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 音乐 in this sense (ABC 'yuè' 乐 n 1; Guoyu '樂' yuè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂')
5. yuè noun a musical instrument
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐器 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1b, p. 578)
6. yuè noun tone [of voice]; expression
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 2)
7. yuè noun a musician
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐工 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1a, p. 578)
8. lè noun joy; pleasure
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
9. yuè proper noun the Book of Music
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: See 乐经 (Guoyu '樂' n 2)
10. lào proper noun Lao
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Name of a place in Hebei province (Guoyu '樂' lào)
11. lè verb to laugh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 2; Guoyu '樂' lè v)
12. lè adjective Joy
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. lè noun joy; delight; sukhā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sukhā, or: sukham, Japanese: gyō, or: raku, Tibetan: bde ba (BCSD '樂', p. 666; DJBT '樂', p. 430; FGDB '樂'; Mahāvyutpatti 'sukhāḥ'; MW 'sukhā'; SH '樂', p. 438)

Contained in

• 安乐富有(安樂富有) Comfort and Wealthy
• 梵音乐舞艺术活动(梵音樂舞藝術活動) Buddhist Music and Cultural Arts Performance
• 法华经安乐行义(法華經安樂行義) The Practice for Attaining Peace based on the Lotus sūtra
• 龙天乐舞(龍天樂舞) Heaven Dances
• 景乐寺(景樂寺) Jingle Temple
• 爱乐(愛樂) love and joy
• 内心可成瞋恨的黑洞 内心可成焚烧的火窟 内心可成烦恼的牢笼 内心可成毁灭的原由 内心可成励志的力量 内心可成光明的天地 内心可成喜舍的乐园 内心可成佛国的通道(內心可成瞋恨的黑洞 內心可成焚燒的火窟 內心可成煩惱的牢籠 內心可成毀滅的原由 內心可成勵志的力量 內心可成光明的天地 內心可成喜捨的樂園 內心可成佛國的通道) The mind can turn into an abyss of anger. The mind can turn into a burning furnace. The mind can turn into a prison of affliction. The mind can turn into a cause for destruction. The mind can turn into a power of motivation. The mind can turn into a world of shining light. The mind can turn into a land of joy and generosity. The mind can turn into a path to Buddha land.
• 不乐本座(不樂本座) the heavenly palace appears unpleasant
• 梵音海潮音佛教音乐会(梵音海潮音佛教音樂會) Sounds of the Ocean Tides Buddhist Hymn Concert
• 极乐净土(極樂淨土) Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss ; Western Pure Land; Sukhāvatī
• 法乐(法樂) Dharma joy ; dharma joy
• 利益意乐处(利益意樂處) with the joyful intention of benefitting others
• 安乐(安樂) peaceful and happy; content ; Anle ; Anle district ; Stability and Happiness ; condition of ease; sparśavihāra
• 人间音缘音乐会(人間音緣音樂會) “Sounds of the Human World” Concert
• 不以得为喜 不以失为悲 不以求为苦 不以有为乐(不以得為喜 不以失為悲 不以求為苦 不以有為樂) Do not take gain to be joy. Do not take loss to be pain. Do not take yearning to be suffering. Do not take having to happiness.
• 乐音树(樂音樹) Joyful Tree of Musical Breezes
• 乐修(樂修) joyful cultivation
• 共乐生定(共樂生定) collective joy arising from meditative concentration
• 乐观犹如明灯 照亮希望前程 悲观好比毒品 腐蚀健康心灵(樂觀猶如明燈 照亮希望前程 悲觀好比毒品 腐蝕健康心靈) Positivity is like a shining lamp illuminating our future with hope; Negativity is like a drug that eats away our health and senses.

Also contained in

寻欢作乐 、 乐滋滋 、 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 、 摇滚乐 、 音乐家 、 及时行乐 、 先王之乐 、 乐坛 、 乐而不淫 、 乐浪 、 乐昌分镜 、 至乐 、 音乐光碟 、 吹奏乐器 、 逸乐 、 安和乐利 、 安贫乐道 、 民乐县 、 爱乐乐团 、 乐业县 、 乐开花 、 恣意行乐 、 龟兹乐 、 乐极悲来 、 新年快乐 、 娱乐界 、 乐昌市 、 乐湿弥 、 乐句 、 忽忽不乐 、 与民偕乐 、 音乐学

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• Scroll 1 Jing Tu Wu Hui Nian Fo Lue Fa Shi Yi Zan 淨土五會念佛略法事儀讚 — count: 667
• Scroll 1 Yi Guan Jing Deng Ming Ban Zhou Sanmei Xing Dao Wang Sheng Zan 依觀經等明般舟三昧行道往生讚 — count: 614
• Scroll 8 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 246
• Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 216
• Scroll 22 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 140
• Scroll 27 Chu Yao Jing (Dharmapada) 出曜經 — count: 138
• Scroll 6 Satyasiddhiśāstra (Cheng Shi Lun / Treatise of Establishing Reality) 成實論 — count: 135
• Scroll 1 Chan Fa Yao Jie 禪法要解 — count: 126
• Scroll 7 Fo Shuo Li Shi Apitan Lun 佛說立世阿毘曇論 — count: 123
• Scroll 21 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 123

Collocations

• 以为乐 (以為樂) 自以為樂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 16
• 自娱乐 (自娛樂) 五欲自娛樂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 乐独 (樂獨) 樂獨閑居之所得也 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 11
• 受乐 (受樂) 必受樂報 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 10
• 丰乐 (豐樂) 今此東方土地豐樂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 10
• 乐中 (樂中) 又於樂中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 9
• 念乐 (念樂) 念樂時不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
• 乐报 (樂報) 必受樂報 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 8
• 乐闲静 (樂閑靜) 樂閑靜處 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
• 乐静 (樂靜) 身心樂靜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 6