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欣喜若狂

Mandarin · pinyin xīn xǐ ruò kuáng

to be wild with joy (idiom)

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欣: xīn · happy, joyous, delighted
喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
若: ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
狂: kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild

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1–3–4–2 · xin1 xi3 ruo4 kuang2

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jan1 hei2 joek6 kwong4

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(simile) ecstatic; over the moon; overjoyed

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