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.]
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

Adjective

喜洋洋

  1. beaming with joy; jaunty

Synonyms

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