This article examines the notion of happiness in the Chinese linguistic landscape, highlighting connections to traditional philosophies like wǔxíng and wǔlún.
This article explores the Chinese perception of happiness within the linguistic worldview. It examines various conceptualizations and approaches to happiness in the Chinese context. Special attention is given to the analysis of traditional Chinese philosophical categories such as wǔxíng (五行 – the Five Elements), wǔlún (五伦 – the Five Cardinal Relationships), and wǔwèi (五纬 – the Five Dimensions). The article demonstrates, through linguistic examples, how the notion of happiness is systematically structured in the national linguistic consciousness of the Chinese people.
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Valieva Noiba Abbasovna (2025) studied this question.
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