歡喜

See also: 喜歡 and 欢喜

Chinese

	joyous; happy; pleased	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
trad. (歡喜)	歡	喜
simp. (欢喜)	欢	喜
anagram	喜歡／喜欢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huānxǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢㄒㄧˇ

(Chengdu, SP): huan¹ xi³ / huai¹ xi³

(Dungan, Cyrillic): хуанщи (huanxi, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): fun¹ hei²
Gan (Wiktionary): fon¹ xi
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fôn-hí

(Meixian, Guangdong): fon¹ hi³
Min Dong (BUC): huăng-hī
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hoaⁿ-hí

(Teochew, Peng'im): huan¹ hi²
Wu (Wiktionary): huoe xi (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huānxǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢㄒㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huanshii
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huansǐ
  - IPA ^(key): /xwän⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: huan¹ xi³ / huai¹ xi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuanxi / xuaixi
  - IPA ^(key): /xuan⁵⁵ ɕi⁵³/, /xuai⁵⁵ ɕi⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: хуанщи (huanxi, I-II)
  - IPA ^(key): /xuæ̃²⁴ ɕiː⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fun¹ hei²
  - Yale: fūn héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fun¹ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fun¹ héi²
  - IPA ^(key): /fuːn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fon¹ xi
  - IPA ^(key): /fɵn⁴² ɕi²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôn-hí
  - Hakka Romanization System: fon´ hi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fon¹ hi³
  - IPA: /fon²⁴ hi³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fon¹ hi³
  - IPA: /fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ çi³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: huăng-hī
  - IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋi³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoaⁿ-hí
  - Tâi-lô: huann-hí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvoa'hie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huã³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huan¹ hi²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huaⁿ hí
  - IPA ^(key): /hũã³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: huoe xi (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /hv̩ʷø⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

Adjective

歡喜

joyful; happy; delighted

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 歡喜

和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜歡／喜欢 (xǐhuan)
喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
快意 (kuàiyì)
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)

欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
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)

Derived terms

歡喜佛／欢喜佛
歡喜冤家／欢喜冤家
歡喜若狂／欢喜若狂 (huānxǐruòkuáng)
歡喜錢兒／欢喜钱儿

歡歡喜喜／欢欢喜喜
滿心歡喜／满心欢喜
皆大歡喜／皆大欢喜 (jiēdàhuānxǐ)
空歡喜／空欢喜

Verb

歡喜

(literary or regional, including Cantonese, Gan, Min Dong, Min Nan, Sichuan, Wu) to like; to be fond of
我雖然歡喜，卻沒對你說。 [MSC, trad.]
我虽然欢喜，却没对你说。 [MSC, simp.]
From: 冬天裡的一把火
Wǒ suīrán huānxǐ, què méi duì nǐ shuō. [Pinyin]
Even though I like [you], I didn't tell you.

我老歡喜儂個！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
我老欢喜侬个！ [Shanghainese, simp.]
I like you a lot!

Synonyms

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喜好 (xǐhǎo)
喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
喜歡／喜欢 (xǐhuan)
愛好／爱好 (àihào)

熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
酷好 (kùhào)
酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)

Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		好, 喜好, 愛好
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		喜愛, 喜好, 愛好
Mandarin	Beijing	喜歡, 好希, 愛
	Taiwan	喜歡, 愛
	Jinan	喜歡
	Xi'an	喜歡, 愛
	Wuhan	喜歡, 愛
	Chengdu	喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
	Yangzhou	歡喜
	Hefei	喜歡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	中意, 歡喜
	Hong Kong	中意
	Taishan	中意
	Yangjiang	中意, 歡喜
Gan	Nanchang	歡喜
Hakka	Meixian	中意, 好
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	中意, 好
	Dongshi (Dabu)	中意, 合意, 好
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	中意, 好
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	佮意, 愛
	Sabah	中意, 惜
Jin	Taiyuan	喜歡, 待見
Min Bei	Jian'ou	愛, 喜歡
Min Dong	Fuzhou	歡喜, 中意, 愛
Min Nan	Xiamen	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合
	Quanzhou	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
	Zhangzhou	歡喜, 愛, 佮意
	Taipei	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
	Penang	舒合, 愛
	Philippines (Manila)	愛, 佮意
	Chaozhou	歡喜, 愛
Wu	Shanghai	歡喜
	Suzhou	歡喜
	Wenzhou	喜歡
Xiang	Changsha	喜歡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	喜歡

歡喜

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