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心甘情願

简心甘情愿 · 繁心甘情願

Mandarin · pinyin xīn gān qíng yuàn

delighted to (do sth, idiom)
perfectly happy to do
most willing to do

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
甘: gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
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愿: yuàn · sincere, honest, virtuous

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1–1–2–4 · xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4

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sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6

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(idiomatic) to be more than willing to do something; to be perfectly happy to do something

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