何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
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1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
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2 We should do this.
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3 Go for it!
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
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1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
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1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
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2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
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1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
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2 make merry while you can
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3 carpe diem
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
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1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
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2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
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1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
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2 well received
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3 to one's liking
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
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1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
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1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
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1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
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1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
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2 Schadenfreude
恣意行乐
zì yì xíng lè
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1 to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
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1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
敬业乐群
jìng yè lè qún
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1 diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues
乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
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1 overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
乐不思蜀
lè bù sī Shǔ
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1 indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
乐在其中
lè zài qí zhōng
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1 to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
乐极生悲
lè jí shēng bēi
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1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
乐此不疲
lè cǐ bù pí
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1 to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
为善最乐
wéi shàn zuì lè
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1 doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
生于忧患,死于安乐
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
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1 to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
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2 life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure