喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
xǐ qì yáng yáng
Pinyin

Definition

喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
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xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. full of joy (idiom); jubilation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

喜
xǐ
  1. 1 to be fond of
  2. 2 to like
  3. 3 to enjoy
  4. 4 to be happy
  5. 5 to feel pleased
  6. 6 happiness
  7. 7 delight
  8. 8 glad
喜欢
xǐ huan
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to be fond of
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
惊喜
jīng xǐ
  1. 1 nice surprise
  2. 2 to be pleasantly surprised
南洋
Nán yáng
  1. 1 Southeast Asia
  2. 2 South seas

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
喜不自胜
xǐ bù zì shèng
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
  1. 1 unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy

Sample Sentences

不够啊？那...再来，喜气洋洋、吉羊如意、有人”羊”你一辈子。
bùgòu ā ？nà ...zài lái ，xǐqì yángyáng 、jí yáng rúyì 、yǒurén ”yáng ”nǐ yībèizi 。
It's not enough? Then... I'll have another go, what about substituting the 「洋」 in the phrase 「喜气洋洋」, meaning “full of joy” for its homophone 「羊」, meaning goat, or 「羊」 instead of 「祥」 in the phrase 「吉祥如意」 to wish that someone is lucky and everything goes to plan for them, or what about substituting the「养」 in 「养你一辈子」, meaning “to look after you for life” for its homonym 「羊」 meaning goat.
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