喜出望外

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
trad. (喜出望外)		喜	出	望	外
simp. #(喜出望外)		喜	出	望	外

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐchūwàngwài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ceot¹ mong⁶ ngoi⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hi² cug⁴ mo⁷ ghua⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐchūwàngwài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐchuwàngwài
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-chʻu¹-wang⁴-wai⁴
    • Yale: syǐ-chū-wàng-wài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiichuwanqway
    • Palladius: сичуванвай (sičuvanvaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² ceot¹ mong⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Yale: héi chēut mohng ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² tsoet⁷ mong⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² cêd¹ mong⁶ ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ mɔːŋ²² ŋɔːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hi² cug⁴ mo⁷ ghua⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hí tshuk mō guā
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ mo¹¹ ɡua¹¹/

Idiom

喜出望外

1. to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected good news