喜洋洋

Chinese

		delight; gladness	alternative form of 揚揚／扬扬 (“complacent appearance”)
simp. and trad. (喜洋洋)		喜	洋洋

Etymology

From Record of Yueyang Tower 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。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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登斯楼也，则有心旷神怡，宠辱皆忘，把酒临风，其喜洋洋者矣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: 1046, 范仲淹, 《岳陽樓記》

Dēng sī lóu yě, zé yǒu xīnkuàngshényí, chǒngrǔ jiē wàng, bǎjiǔ lín fēng, qí xǐ yángyáng zhě yǐ. [Pinyin]

When one ascends to the tower at this time, he feels carefree and joyous, and forgets all his honor and disgrace; With a cup of alcohol in the gentle breeze, how joyful is that?

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐyángyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² joeng⁴ joeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyángyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyángyáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-yang²-yang²
    • Yale: syǐ-yáng-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiyangyang
    • Palladius: сиянъян (sijanʺjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² joeng⁴ joeng⁴
    • Yale: héi yèuhng yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² joeng⁴ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² yêng⁴ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/

Adjective

喜洋洋

1. beaming with joy; jaunty

Adverb

喜洋洋

1. jauntily

Synonyms

• 喜氣洋洋