喜洋洋 xǐyángyáng radiant with joy
How to remember 喜洋洋: 喜 happy + 洋 sea = radiant with joy.
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- Radiant with joy - 喜洋洋的气氛 (xǐyángyáng de qìfēn) a jubilant atmosphere; 喜气洋洋 (xǐqì-yángyáng) beaming with happiness.
- A vivid reduplicated descriptive (洋洋 = brimming over); festive, warm tone. Colloquial, common around celebrations.