洋洋

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See also: 洋々

Chinese

Etymology 1

ocean; foreign ocean; foreign
simp. and trad.
(洋洋)
alternative forms 揚揚扬扬

Pronunciation


Adjective

洋洋 (literary, ideophonic)

  1. vast; great; impressive
  2. overflowing; drifting
  3. leisurely
  4. self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
Derived terms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 養養 (“worried; anxious”).
(This term is a variant form of 養養).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 洋洋 – see the following entry.
洋々ようよう
(literary) broad, vast, boundless, wide
(This term, 洋洋, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

洋洋 (yang'yang) (hangeul 양양)

  1. hanja form? of 양양