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喜大普奔

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ dà pǔ bēn

(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)
acronym from 喜聞樂見 xǐ wén lè jiàn, 大快人心 dà kuài rén xīn, 普天同慶 pǔ tiān tóng qìng and 奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào

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喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
奔: bēn · run fast, flee; rush about; run

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3–4–3–1 · xi3 da4 pu3 ben1

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hei2 daai6 pou2 ban1

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(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, sometimes sarcastic) Used to announce uplifting news or express congratulations.

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