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Chinese
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to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad |
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simp. and trad.
(喜洋洋)
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喜
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洋洋
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Etymology
From Yueyang Lou Ji by 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan):
登斯樓也，則有心曠神怡，寵辱皆忘，把酒臨風，其喜洋洋者矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
登斯楼也，则有心旷神怡，宠辱皆忘，把酒临风，其喜洋洋者矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 1046, 范仲淹 (Fan Zhongyan), 岳陽樓記
- Dēng sī lóu yě, zé yǒu xīnkuàngshényí, chǒngrǔ jiē wàng, bǎjiǔ lín fēng, qí xǐyángyáng zhě yǐ.
- When one ascends to the tower at this time, he feels carefree and joyous, and forgets all his honor and disgrace; to hold the alcohol against the wind, how joyful is that?
Pronunciation
Adjective
喜洋洋
- beaming with joy; jaunty
Adverb
喜洋洋
- jauntily
Synonyms