心花怒放

Chinese

		the “flower in one's heart” which blossoms when the person is in a good mood	to be in full bloom
trad. (心花怒放)		心花	怒放
simp. #(心花怒放)		心花	怒放
alternative forms		心花怒發／心花怒发 心花怒開／心花怒开
Literally: “the flower in one's heart is in full bloom”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnhuānùfàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ faa¹ nou⁶ fong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnhuānùfàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄋㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinhuanùfàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hua¹-nu⁴-fang⁴
    • Yale: syīn-hwā-nù-fàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinhuanuhfanq
    • Palladius: синьхуануфан (sinʹxuanufan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ faa¹ nou⁶ fong³
    • Yale: sām fā nouh fong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ faa¹ nou⁶ fong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ fa¹ nou⁶ fong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ nou̯²² fɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

心花怒放

1. to burst with joy; to be wild with joy; to be elated; to be extremely happy

   • 韋小寶聽得皇帝居然學會了一句「他媽的」，不禁心花怒放，哈哈大笑。 [MSC, trad.]
     韦小宝听得皇帝居然学会了一句「他妈的」，不禁心花怒放，哈哈大笑。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1972, Jin Yong, The Deer and the Cauldron, Chapter 12

     Wéi Xiǎobǎo tīng dé huángdì jūrán xuéhuì le yījù “tāmāde”, bùjìn xīnhuānùfàng, hāhādàxiào. [Pinyin]

     Unexpectedly, Wei Xiaobao heard the emperor had mastered the word "fuck". He couldn't help becoming extremely happy and chortled.