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大喜過望

简大喜过望 · 繁大喜過望

Mandarin · pinyin dà xǐ guò wàng

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

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