dé yì yáng yáng

得意洋洋 (dé yì yáng yáng) is a Chinese word meaning “joyfully satisfied; to be immensely proud of oneself; proudly”.

Meanings

  1. 1joyfully satisfied
  2. 2to be immensely proud of oneself
  3. 3proudly
  4. 4an air of complacency

Characters in 得意洋洋

得dé · to obtain意yì · (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense洋yáng · ocean洋yáng · ocean

Related words

得to obtain得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得to have to觉得to think that ...; to feel that ...意思idea记得to remember得到to get; to obtain; to receive愿意to wish注意to take note of; to pay attention to主意plan同意to agree

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