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喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
What 喜出望外 means
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- overjoyed at the turn of events
The characters in 喜出望外
- 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
- 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
- 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
- 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
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