不亦乐乎 (bù yì lè hū) — (archaic) isn't that also a joy? — quotation from Confucius; (adverbial, used after 得) extremely, awfully, like crazy
Definition
A set phrase from Confucius, used humorously after 得 to mean 'like crazy, extremely'. It is more literary and playful than the plain 很, and stronger/colloquial than 不行 in this 得-complement pattern.
phrase
(archaic) isn't that also a joy? — quotation from Confucius(adverbial, used after 得) extremelyawfullylike crazy
Examples
- 不亦乐乎。Tā máng dé bù yì lè hū.He is extremely busy.
- 不亦乐乎。Xiǎo péng yǒu men xiào dé bù yì lè hū.The kids laughed like crazy.
- 不亦乐乎，。Wǒ men chī dé bù yì lè hū, dōu zhàn bù qǐ lái le.We ate so much we couldn't stand up.
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