喜大普奔

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	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	general; popular; everywhere general; popular; everywhere; universal	go to; towards; to hurry or rush go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope
simp. and trad. (喜大普奔)		喜	大	普	奔

Etymology

Acrostic-style contraction of four synonymous idioms (see below), producing a four-character word that resembles a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).

喜聞樂見、大快人心、普天同慶、奔走相告 [MSC, trad.]
喜闻乐见、大快人心、普天同庆、奔走相告 [MSC, simp.]

xǐwénlèjiàn, dàkuàirénxīn, pǔtiāntóngqìng, bēnzǒuxiānggào [Pinyin]

Delighted to see and hear;
To the great satisfaction of people;
The whole world joins in the jubilation;
And people rush about spreading the news.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐdàpǔbēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄨˇ ㄅㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐdàpǔbēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄨˇ ㄅㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐdàpǔben
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-ta⁴-pʻu³-pên¹
    • Yale: syǐ-dà-pǔ-bēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiidahpuuben
    • Palladius: сидапубэнь (sidapubɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵⁵/

Idiom

喜大普奔

1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, sometimes sarcastic) Used to announce uplifting news or express congratulations.