喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
Pinyin

Definition

喜气洋洋
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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
喜事
xǐ shì
  1. 1 happy occasion
  2. 2 wedding
喜剧
xǐ jù
  1. 1 comedy
  2. 2 CL:部[bù],齣|出[chū]
喜好
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
喜怒哀乐
xǐ nù āi lè
  1. 1 four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huān xǐ], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fèn nù], sorrow 悲哀[bēi āi] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuài lè]
喜悦
xǐ yuè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 joyous
喜爱
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
喜感
xǐ gǎn
  1. 1 comicality
  2. 2 comical
  3. 3 (Buddhism) joy
喜庆
xǐ qìng
  1. 1 jubilation
  2. 2 festive
喜乐
xǐ lè
  1. 1 joy
喜气
xǐ qì
  1. 1 hilarity
  2. 2 cheerful atmosphere
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜洋洋
xǐ yáng yáng
  1. 1 radiant with joy
喜糖
xǐ táng
  1. 1 sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
报喜
bào xǐ
  1. 1 to announce good news
  2. 2 to report success

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
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
  2. 2 unlooked-for happy event
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
喜极而泣
xǐ jí ér qì
  1. 1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
喜气洋洋
xǐ qì yáng yáng
  1. 1 full of joy (idiom); jubilation
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
喜闻乐见
xǐ wén lè jiàn
  1. 1 to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. 2 well received
  3. 3 to one's liking
乔迁之喜
qiáo qiān zhī xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
  1. 1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
崇洋媚外
chóng yáng mèi wài
  1. 1 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn
  1. 1 lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
  1. 1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)

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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