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Pleasure
There is no pleasure without pain
No pain, no gain
ku wa raku no tane
苦は楽の種 is a Japanese proverb that means “One cannot have pleasure without pain.”
It's one of a few Japanese ways to say, “No pain, no gain.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Eat Drink and Be Merry
chī hē wán lè
吃喝玩樂 is the short version of, “Eat, drink, and be merry.”
This is a Chinese proverb that suggests abandoning oneself to a life of pleasure.
Eat Drink and Be Merry, For Tomorrow We Die
tabe nomi tanoshime ashita wa mina shinu
食べ飲み楽しめ明日は皆死ぬ means “eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die,” in Japanese.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
快 see styles |
kuài kuai4 k`uai kuai kai かい |
More info & calligraphy: Fastpleasure; delight; enjoyment; (female given name) Yoshi Glad, joyful; quick, sharp. |
快感 see styles |
kuài gǎn kuai4 gan3 k`uai kan kuai kan kaikan かいかん |
More info & calligraphy: Pleasant Feelingpleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure |
七情 see styles |
qī qíng qi1 qing2 ch`i ch`ing chi ching shichijou / shichijo しちじょう |
seven emotional states; seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1]; seven relations (1) seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire); (2) seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine); (surname) Shichijō The seven emotions : pleasure, anger, sorrow, joy, love, hate, desire. |
五果 see styles |
wǔ guǒ wu3 guo3 wu kuo goka ごか |
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods. |
快楽 see styles |
kairaku(p); keraku かいらく(P); けらく |
(1) pleasure; (2) (けらく only) {Buddh} supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires; (surname) Kairaku |
樂受 乐受 see styles |
yuè shòu yue4 shou4 yüeh shou gakuju |
The sensation, or perception of pleasure. |
樂根 乐根 see styles |
lè gēn le4 gen1 le ken rakukon |
The organs of pleasure—eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. |
樂欲 乐欲 see styles |
lè yù le4 yu4 le yü rakuyoku |
Desire for the pleasant, or pleasure. |
觸樂 触乐 see styles |
chù lè chu4 le4 ch`u le chu le sokuraku |
The pleasure produced by touch. |
小確幸 小确幸 see styles |
xiǎo què xìng xiao3 que4 xing4 hsiao ch`üeh hsing hsiao chüeh hsing shoukakkou / shokakko しょうかっこう |
something small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store) (slang) (abbr. of 小さいけど確かな幸せ; from an essay by Haruki Murakami) simple pleasure (in life) |
柳橋新誌 see styles |
ryuukyoushinshi / ryukyoshinshi りゅうきょうしんし |
(work) Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters); (wk) Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters) |
逸楽生活 see styles |
itsurakuseikatsu / itsurakusekatsu いつらくせいかつ |
a life given up to pleasure; pleasure-seeking lifestyle |
遊び好き see styles |
asobizuki あそびずき |
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; (2) pleasure seeker; playful person |
不苦不樂受 不苦不乐受 see styles |
bù kǔ bù lè shòu bu4 ku3 bu4 le4 shou4 pu k`u pu le shou pu ku pu le shou fuku furaku ju |
one of the 三受, the state of experiencing neither pain nor pleasure, i. e. above them. Also styled 捨受 the state in which one has abandoned both. |
楽あれば苦あり see styles |
rakuarebakuari らくあればくあり |
(expression) After pleasure comes pain; There is no pleasure without pain; There is no rose without a thorn; Take the good with the bad |
楽有れば苦有り see styles |
rakuarebakuari らくあればくあり |
(expression) After pleasure comes pain; There is no pleasure without pain; There is no rose without a thorn; Take the good with the bad |
楽は苦の種苦は楽の種 see styles |
rakuhakunotanekuharakunotane らくはくのたねくはらくのたね |
(expression) one cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain |
Variations: |
rakuarebakuari らくあればくあり |
(expression) (proverb) after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad |
Variations: |
purejaabooto; purejaa booto / purejabooto; pureja booto プレジャーボート; プレジャー・ボート |
pleasure boat; pleasure craft |
Variations: |
rakuhakunotanekuharakunotane らくはくのたねくはらくのたね |
(expression) (proverb) there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain |
Variations: |
rakuhakunotane、kuharakunotane らくはくのたね、くはらくのたね |
(expression) (proverb) there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain |
園 园 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan sonomi そのみ |
More info & calligraphy: Garden / Orchard / Park(n,n-suf) (1) garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation; (2) place; location; (female given name) Sonomi vihāra; place for walking about, pleasure-ground, garden, park. |
華 华 see styles |
huá hua2 hua ka か |
More info & calligraphy: Flowers / Blooming / Splendid / China(1) flashiness; showiness; brilliance; splendor; (2) bloom; flowers; (3) (abbreviation) (See 中華民国・1) Republic of China; (female given name) Ririka kusuma; puṣpa; padma; a flower, blossom; flowery; especially the lotus; also 花, which also means pleasure, vice; to spend, waste, profligate. 華 also means splendour, glory, ornate; to decorate; China. |
十法 see styles |
shí fǎ shi2 fa3 shih fa jippō |
More info & calligraphy: Ten perfect Mahayana rules |
欲樂 欲乐 see styles |
yù lè yu4 le4 yü le yokuraku |
More info & calligraphy: Kama - Desire Wish Longing |
花柳界 see styles |
karyuukai / karyukai かりゅうかい |
More info & calligraphy: The Geisha’s World |
吃喝玩樂 吃喝玩乐 see styles |
chī hē wán lè chi1 he1 wan2 le4 ch`ih ho wan le chih ho wan le |
More info & calligraphy: Eat Drink and Be Merry |
苦は楽の種 see styles |
kuharakunotane くはらくのたね |
More info & calligraphy: There is no pleasure without pain |
嬉 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi ureshi うれし |
amusement (f,s,p) Ureshi Play, pleasure. |
戲 戏 see styles |
xì xi4 hsi ke |
trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] khelā, krīḍā. Play, sport, take one's pleasure; theatricals, which are forbidden to a monk or nun. |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Pleasure | 愉 | yu | yú / yu2 / yu | yü |
| There is no pleasure without pain | 苦は楽の種 | ku wa raku no tane kuwarakunotane | ||
| Eat Drink and Be Merry | 吃喝玩樂 吃喝玩乐 | chī hē wán lè chi1 he1 wan2 le4 chi he wan le chihewanle | ch`ih ho wan le chihhowanle chih ho wan le |
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| Eat Drink and Be Merry, For Tomorrow We Die | 食べ飲み楽しめ明日は皆死ぬ | tabe nomi tanoshime ashita wa mina shinu | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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