喜出望外 xǐchūwàngwài to be pleased beyond one's expectations
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
How to remember 喜出望外: 喜 happy + 出 go out + 望 gaze + 外 outside = to be pleased beyond one's expectations.
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- Idiom: overjoyed beyond expectation - a happy surprise: 收到录取通知,他喜出望外 (shōudào lùqǔ tōngzhī, tā xǐchūwàngwài) he was overjoyed to get the acceptance.
- The joy comes precisely because it exceeded what one dared hope (望外 = beyond hope). Written.