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開心
  hoi1 sam1   jyutping
  kai1 xin1   pinyin
[1] happy
[2] animal labia as food (e.g., 牛開心)

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: noun

Level: 1   Google Frequency: 3,480,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
開心 / 开心

This word has been viewed 13298 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tuan on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 10th Jun 2013 17:19
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Characters in this word:

 hoi1  -  open
 sam1  -  heart

6 compounds containing this word:

開心果 - pistachio; [粵]: a metaphor for a happy person
開開心心 - happily (reduplication of 開心)
開心見誠 - to be frank and sincere
玩得真開心 - had lots of fun
開心手術 - open heart surgery
牛開心 - cow labia, cow vulva (as food)

Showing all 8 examples containing 開心
detail audio 開心
I am not happy.
detail audio 開心.
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]
detail 開心
You're even happier than me.
[Lit. You even happy surpass me.]
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail 唔係而係自己開心
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
detail 工作不是而是自己開心
I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness.
detail 開心
I am happy for you
detail 佢哋開心紙鳶
They're happily flying kites.
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