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洋洋得意
Mandarin · pinyin yáng yáng dé yì
Meanings
- immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
- proud
- complacent
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2–2–2–4 · yang2 yang2 de2 yi4
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joeng4 joeng4 dak1 ji3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) synonym of 得意洋洋 (déyìyángyáng, “smug; puffed up”)
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