喜 (hei2) — happy; joyful; worth celebrating in Cantonese | HKDictionary

heiˊ²喜

Mandarin Pinyin: xi3

Meaning of 喜

nounhappy; joyful; worth celebrating

nounjoy; pleasure; delight; happiness

nounbe fond of; like; enjoy; be keen on

nounhappy event; pregnancy; liking

nouncelebration

Example Sentences with 喜

我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。

I like to drink watermelon juice.

我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。

I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.

我喜歡你的香水

I like your perfume

我甚麼都喜歡吃

I like to eat everything.

我什麼都喜歡吃

I like to eat everything.

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Words Containing 喜

喜聞樂見hei2 man4 lok6 gin3

to enjoy hearing and seeing; to like to hear and see

恭喜發財,紅包拿來gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 hung4 baau1 naa4 loi4

A cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Said at Chinese New Year, for example, to an older (and hopefully both generous and wealthy) relative

弄璋之喜lung6 zoeng1 zi1 hei2

congratulations on a new baby boy

欣喜jan1 hei2

喜不自勝hei2 bat1 zi6 sing1

overwhelmed with joy

悲喜交集bei1 hei2 gaau1 zaap6

mixed feelings of grief and joy

一場歡喜一場空jat1 coeng4 fun1 hei2 jat1 coeng4 hung1

you think something good is going to happen, but then you're disappointed because your expectations are not fulfilled

驚喜ging1 hei2

pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise

喜訊hei2 seon3

喜出望外hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6

be overjoyed at unexpected good news

歡天喜地fun1 tin1 hei2 dei6

extremely joyous; absolute joy; tremendous happiness

喬遷之喜kiu4 cin1 zi1 hei2

greetings for moving into a new apartment or house

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