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得意揚揚

简得意扬扬 · 繁得意揚揚

Mandarin · pinyin dé yì yáng yáng

variant of 得意洋洋 dé yì yáng yáng

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得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
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扬: yáng · scatter, spread; praise

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2–4–2–2 · de2 yi4 yang2 yang2

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dak1 ji3 joeng4 joeng4

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