知足常樂 [－－－乐]

Jyutping zi1 zuk1 soeng4 lok6
Pinyin zhī zú cháng lè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. satisfied with what one has (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    one who is contented is always happy; to be content with one's lot and be cheerful in life; a contented mind is a perpetual feast
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    知足常乐。
    知足常樂。
    zhī zú cháng lè 。
    • Happy is the man who is contented.
  2. Mandarin
    谁都知道知足常乐。
    誰都知道知足常樂。
    shéi dōu zhī dào zhī zú cháng lè 。
    • Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    知足常乐
    知足常樂
    zi1 zuk1 soeng4 lok6
    • one who is contented is always happy
    • one is always happy if he/she is contented