大喜過望

简 大喜过望 · 繁 大喜過望
Mandarin · pinyin dà xǐ guò wàng

Meanings

  1. overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
望
wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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4–3–4–4 · da4 xi3 guo4 wang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6

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daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6

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  1. (idiomatic) to be delighted that things are better than one expected; to be overjoyed

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