요산요수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from (to delight in) + (hill, mountain) + (to delight in) + (water), from the Analects of Confucius:

    :「。」 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
    자 왈 지자(는) 요수(하고) 인자(는) 요산(이니) 지자(는)(하고) 인자(는)(하며) 지자(는)(하고) 인자(는)(이니라)
    Ja wal: jija[-neun] yosu[-hago] inja[-neun] yosan[-ini] jija-[-neun] dong[-hago] inja[-neun] jeong[-hamyeo] jija[-neun] nak[-hago] inja[-neun] su[-inira]
    [Sino-Korean]
    The Master said: "The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yosanyosu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosan'yosu
    McCune–Reischauer?yosanyosu
    Yale Romanization?yosan.yoswu

    Noun

    요산요수 • (yosanyosu) (hanja 樂山樂水)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) finding pleasure in nature

    Derived terms

    • 요산요수(樂山樂水)하다 (yosanyosuhada, to find pleasure in nature)