喜洋洋

Chinese

		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	vast; great; impressive vast; great; impressive; overflowing; drifting
simp. and trad. (喜洋洋)		喜	洋洋

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. [Pinyin]

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐyángyáng
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² joeng⁴ joeng⁴

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): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

beaming with joy; jaunty

Adverb

喜洋洋

jauntily

Synonyms

喜氣洋洋