喜出望外 — Chinese idiom
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
Meaning
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations
- overjoyed at the turn of events
Character by character
- 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 望wàngto expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign; in addition
Idioms sharing a character
- 喜不自胜 xǐ bù zì shèng
- 喜不自禁 xǐ bù zì jīn
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
- 喜从天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
- 喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè
- 喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
- 喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi
- 喜结良缘 xǐ jié liáng yuán
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