喜極而泣

Chinese

		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	utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to sob
trad. (喜極而泣)		喜	極	而	泣
simp. (喜极而泣)		喜	极	而	泣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐjí'érqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² gik⁶ ji⁴ jap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐjí'érqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐjí-ércì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-chi²-êrh²-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: syǐ-jí-ér-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijyierlchih
    • Palladius: сицзиэрци (siczierci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² gik⁶ ji⁴ jap¹
    • Yale: héi gihk yìh yāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² gik⁹ ji⁴ jap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² gig⁶ yi⁴ yeb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kɪk̚² jiː²¹ jɐp̚⁵/

Idiom

喜極而泣

1. to cry tears of joy as one becomes overjoyed