欣喜

Chinese

		happy	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
simp. and trad. (欣喜)		欣	喜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnxǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ hei²
Min Nan (POJ): herm-hí / him-hí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xīnxǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    忻喜
    新禧
    欣喜
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan¹ hei²
  - Yale: yān héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ héi²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: herm-hí
  - Tâi-lô: herm-hí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /həm³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: him-hí
  - Tâi-lô: him-hí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: himhie
  - IPA (Taipei): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /him⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

Adjective

欣喜

glad; joyful; happy
- 同伴們都欣喜地說：“明天早晨準可以看見日出了。” [MSC, trad.]
  同伴们都欣喜地说：“明天早晨准可以看见日出了。” [MSC, simp.]
  From: 楊朔 (Yang Shuo), 泰山极顶 (The Peak of Mount Tai)
  Tóngbànmen dōu xīnxǐ de shuō: “Míngtiān zǎochen zhǔn kěyǐ kànjiàn rìchū le.” [Pinyin]
  [My] companions joyfully said, "Tomorrow morning [the mist will lift and] we will be able to see the sunrise!"

Synonyms

Synonyms of 欣喜

和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
快活 (kuàihuo)
忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
愉快 (yúkuài)
愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)

欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
爽 (shuǎng)
爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欣	喜
きん Jinmeiyō	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 欣喜

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) きんき [kíꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋʲkʲi]

Noun

欣喜 (hiragana きんき, rōmaji kinki)

joy, delight

Derived terms

欣喜雀躍 (きんきじゃくやく) (kinki jakuyaku, “jump for joy”)

Verb

欣喜する (hiragana きんきする, rōmaji kinki suru)

rejoice, delight

Conjugation

Conjugation of "欣喜する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	欣喜し	きんきし	kinki shi
Continuative (連用形)	欣喜し	きんきし	kinki shi
Terminal (終止形)	欣喜する	きんきする	kinki suru
Attributive (連体形)	欣喜する	きんきする	kinki suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	欣喜すれ	きんきすれ	kinki sure
Imperative (命令形)	欣喜せよ¹ 欣喜しろ²	きんきせよ¹ きんきしろ²	kinki seyo¹ kinki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	欣喜される	きんきされる	kinki sareru
Causative	欣喜させる欣喜さす	きんきさせるきんきさす	kinki saseru kinki sasu
Potential	欣喜できる	きんきできる	kinki dekiru
Volitional	欣喜しよう	きんきしよう	kinki shiyō
Negative	欣喜しない	きんきしない	kinki shinai
Negative continuative	欣喜せず	きんきせず	kinki sezu
Formal	欣喜します	きんきします	kinki shimasu
Perfective	欣喜した	きんきした	kinki shita
Conjunctive	欣喜して	きんきして	kinki shite
Hypothetical conditional	欣喜すれば	きんきすれば	kinki sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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