洋洋自得

Chinese

		ocean; foreign	ocean; foreign	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad. (洋洋自得)		洋	洋	自	得
alternative forms		揚揚自得／扬扬自得

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángyángzìdé

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ joeng⁴ zi⁶ dak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yángyángzìdé
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángyángzìhdé
    • Wade–Giles: yang²-yang²-tzŭ⁴-tê²
    • Yale: yáng-yáng-dz̀-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangyangtzyhder
    • Palladius: янъянцзыдэ (janʺjanczydɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴ joeng⁴ zi⁶ dak¹
    • Yale: yèuhng yèuhng jih dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ joeng⁴ dzi⁶ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ yêng⁴ ji⁶ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ t͡siː²² tɐk̚⁵/

Idiom

洋洋自得

1. to be very pleased with oneself; to be self-satisfied

Synonyms

• 沾沾自喜 (zhānzhānzìxǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (洋洋自得):

• → Vietnamese: duơng dương tự đắc (洋洋自得)