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[1] [adj] happy; joyful; worth celebrating [2] [n] joy; pleasure; delight; happiness [3] [n] happy event; pregnancy; liking [4] [v] be fond of; like; enjoy; be keen on Default PoS:  Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Dec 2014 14:20 |
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喜酒
hei2 zau2 = weddding feast
恭喜發財
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 = Chinese New Year greeting
驚喜
ging1 hei2 = pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise
恭喜發財,利是𢭃來
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Happy New Year, let's have a red envelope! 粵
喜歡
hei2 fun1 = to like 國
歡喜
fun1 hei2 = to like; happy
恭喜
gung1 hei2 = congratulations
喜事
hei2 si6 = happy occasion; wedding
喜悅
hei2 jyut6 = happy; joyous
喜愛
hei2 oi3 = to love; to like; favourite
喜訊
hei2 seon3 = good news
喜鵲
hei2 zoek3*2 = the magpie
歡天喜地
fun1 tin1 hei2 dei6 = extremely joyous; absolute joy; tremendous happiness
喜劇
hei2 kek6 = comedy
喜劇演員
hei2 kek6 jin2 jyun4 = a comedian
有喜
jau5 hei2 = to be pregnant (in feeling that it is a happy event)
賀喜
ho6 hei2 = congratulate sb. on a happy occasion
七喜
cat1 hei2 = Seven Up
喜幛
hei2 zoeng3 = a silk scroll hanging with words of blessing, presented as a wedding gift
喜聯
hei2 lyun4*2 = antithetical couplet (written on scrolls, etc.) hung on walls at wedding
喜酌
hei2 zoek3 = a wedding banquet.
恭喜恭喜
gung1 hei2 gung1 hei2 = "congratulations!"
大喜
daai6 hei2 = exultation
最喜愛
zeoi3 hei2 oi3 = favorite
比較喜歡
bei2 gaau3 hei2 fun1 = prefer
暗喜
am3 hei2 = to feel pleased but not show it
悲喜劇
bei1 hei2 kek6 = tragicomedy
悲喜交集
bei1 hei2 gaau1 zaap6 = mixed feelings of grief and joy
喜歡吵架
hei2 fun1 caau2 gaa3 = quarrelsome
飲喜酒
jam2 hei2 zau2 = [v] to attend a formal Chinese dinner for a celebration
欣喜
jan1 hei2 = happy
好大喜功
hou3 daai6 hei2 gung1 = crave for greatness and success; have a fondness for the grandiose
喜氣
hei2 hei3 = a happy mood (e.g., at weddings)
沾沾自喜
zim1 zim1 zi6 hei2 = feel complacent; be pleased with oneself
一場歡喜一場空
jat1 coeng4 fun1 hei2 jat1 coeng4 hung1 = you think something good is going to happen, but then you're disappointed because your expectations are not fulfilled
喜慶
hei2 hing3 = joyous; jubilant; happy event
雙喜
soeng1 hei2 = double happiness (also 喜喜, 囍)
恭喜吉祥
gung1 hei2 gat1 coeng4 = congratulations and luck (Lunar New Year greeting)
報喜
bou3 hei2 = to announce good news; to report success
喬遷之喜
kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2 = greetings for moving into a new apartment or house
喜好
hei2 hou3 = be fond of; like; be keen on
喜樂
hei2 lok6 = joy
恭喜發財,紅包拿來
gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money!
喜聞樂見
hei2 man4 lok6 gin3 = to enjoy hearing and seeing; to like to hear and see
弄璋之喜
lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2 = congratulations on a new baby boy
弄瓦之喜
lung6 ngaa5 zi1 hei2 = congratulations on a new baby girl
喜不自勝
hei2 bat1 zi6 sing1 = overwhelmed with joy
喜上眉梢
hei2 seung5 mei4 saau1 = to shine with joy
喜出望外
hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 = be overjoyed at unexpected good news
喜氣洋洋
hei2 hei3 joeng4 joeng4 = full of joy
皆大歡喜
gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 = everybody is satisfied
狂喜
kong4 hei2 = mad with joy, MDMA
大四喜
daai6 sei3 hei2 = (mahjong) big four winds / four great blessings
小四喜
siu2 sei3 hei2 = (mahjong) little four winds/four minor blessings
喜力
hei2 lik6 = Heineken
喜德
hei2 dak1 = Xide (place in Sichuan)
喜馬拉雅山
hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5 saan1 = the Himalaya Mountains, the Himalayas
喜馬拉雅
hei2 maa5 laai1 ngaa5 = Himalaya
喜帖街
hei2 tip3 gaai1 = Wedding Card Street (利東街, Lee Tung Street)
于歸之喜
jyu4 gwai1 zi1 hei2 = the happy occasion of a wedding
登喜路
dang1 hei2 lou6 = Dunhill Road
王喜
wong4 hei2 = Wong He
喜妹
hei2 mui6*2 = Chimay (brand of beer) |
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