喜出望外
Chinese
- to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; gladto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towardsoutside; in addition; foreign; external
simp. and trad.
(喜出望外)喜 出 望 外
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiichuwanqway
- IPA (key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6
- Yale: héi chēut mohng ngoih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei2 tsoet7 mong6 ngoi6
- Guangdong Romanization: héi2 cêd1 mong6 ngoi6
- IPA (key): /hei̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰɵt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² ŋɔːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
喜出望外
- to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected good news
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