喜聞樂見

简 喜闻乐见 · 繁 喜聞樂見
Mandarin · pinyin xǐ wén lè jiàn

Meanings

  1. to love to hear and see (idiom)
  2. well received
  3. to one's liking
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Characters in this entry

喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
聞
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樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
見
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
见
jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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Mandarin tones

3–2–4–4 · xi3 wen2 le4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 man4 lok6 gin3

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hei2 man4 lok6 gin3

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  1. (idiomatic) to love to hear and see; to one's liking; well-received

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