DELIGHT  高興悅

INTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y.
JOYPLEASURETAKE PLEASURE INREVEL INLUXURIATE INWALLOW INGLORY INADORELOVERELISHSAVORLAP UPINFORMAL GET A KICK OUT OFGET A THRILL OUT OFGET A CHARGE OUT OFDIGPLEASUREHAPPINESSJOYGLEEGLADNESSEXCITEMENTAMUSEMENTBLISSRAPTUREELATIONEUPHORIA
Antonym
  • ANGERSUDDEN BAD FEELING (AND OFTEN the SHOWING of this FEELING) of HUMAN IN-RELATION-TO CREATURE AND IN-RELATION-TO an ACTION by THAT CREATURE which THAT HUMAN HATES. 
    • ANGUISHDISTRESS AND LACK of HOPE for IMPROVEment. 
      • DISSATISFIEDBAD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something that one BELIEVES is not SUFFICIENTLY GOOD OR BAD.
        • PAINDISTRESS CAUSED by a BAD SITUATION in one's BODY.
          • SADDISTRESS ARISING from BAD THOUGHTS NOW IN ONE'S MIND which CAUSE one to LACK DELIGHT:joy.NB: The words I have chosen to include in this group pose special problems of contrastive analysis. There is something irretrievably diffuse about their usage, in many cases, and in many others the number of relevant examples in the early literature is so small that it is impossible to get anything like a firm grip on their precise semantics. Under these circumstances I have tried to compensate for lack of neat analysis with more quotation, especially from Chǔcí. Throughout this section I quote my teacher David Hawkes' translations, mindful of the fact that many of these were written in the third year of his study of Chinese...
            • GRIEFINTENSELY SAD IN-RELATION-TO a DEATH OR a BIG DISASTER.
              • DISTRESSFEELING that one's SELF:own SITUATION IS INTENSELY BAD.
                Hypernym
                • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
                  • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something.
                    • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2.
                      • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
                See also
                • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
                  • ENJOYACT so as to CAUSE ONESELF to FEEL DELIGHT IN-RELATION-TO something.
                    Hyponym
                    • ADMIRE　APPRECIATE AND DELIGHT in what one BELIEVES is MORE GOOD IN-RELATION-TO either ONESELF OR IN-RELATION-TO what is COMMON.
                      • RESPECT　ADMIRE as NOBLE AND SERVE POLITELY....
                    • PEACEFUL　DELIGHTFUL BECAUSE ORDERLY AND LACKING CHAOS.
                      • LEISURE　PEACEFUL BECAUSE one LACKS DUTY to WORK.
                      • SAFE　PEACEFUL AND NOT EASY to DAMAGE.
                      • COMFORTABLE　PEACEFUL:at-ease BECAUSE what one NEEDS is PREPARED:provided....
                      • CATHARSIS　PEACEFULNESS of MIND ACHIEVED by OBSERVING DRAMA.
                      • RELAX　Be PEACEFUL BECAUSE LACKING WORRY.
                    • SCHADENFREUDE　DELIGHT in the DISASTERS of OTHERS.
                      • HAPPY　COMPLETELY DELIGHTED with one's SELF:own LIFE.
                        • AMUSED　DELIGHTING in what TYPICALLY CAUSES one to FEEL SYMPATHY AND TO SMILE.
                          • RELIEF　DELIGHT in the DISAPPEARANCE of something which CAUSED BAD FEELINGS in the PAST.
                            • ORGASM　EXTREME SEXUAL DELIGHT.
                              • HUMOUR　SENSIBILITY for AND DELIGHT in WHAT IS FUNNY.
                                • PROUD　DELIGHT in what one BELIEVES to be one's SELF:own EXCELLENCE.
                                  • ARROGANT　PROUD AND TENDING to SHOW DESPISE:contempt IN-RELATION-TO OTHERS. 
                                  • VANITY　PROUD, AND NOT HAVING CAUSE to be PROUD.
                                • PLEASURE　TENUOUS DELIGHT
                                  Old Chinese Criteria
                                  1. The general current word referring to the purely psychological notion of a transitory or temporary feeling of pleasure or delight is yuè 悅 (ant. yùn 慍 "feel intensely dissatisfied with, feel offended by").

                                  2. The equally current lè 樂 (ant. āi 哀 "grief") adds to yuè 悅 the dimensions of practical indulgence, psychological and often philosophical depth, and - very often - a dimension of joy that can be shared and appreciated by others, and that is typically lasting if not permanent. See ENJOY

                                  3. Xǐ 喜 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") is openly manifested delight, manifested in an individual, visible to all, but not normally of any profound significance.

                                  4. Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.

                                  5. Kuài 快 refers to momentary elation related to or intense satisfaction with a concrete situation.

                                  6. Xīn 欣 refers to grateful delight in what is designed to gratify one's desires.

                                  7. Yú 娛 is often causative "give pleasure to", and when intransitive the word refers to a mild feeling of well-being and gratification, very close to yú 愉 "mild delight".

                                  8. Yí 怡 refers to a kind of open unhidden dignified satisfaction.

                                  Modern Chinese Criteria
                                  高興

                                  開心

                                  愉快

                                  歡快

                                  稱快

                                  快活

                                  快樂

                                  歡樂

                                  樂和

                                  歡然

                                  歡娛

                                  歡愉

                                  歡虞

                                  歡欣

                                  歡喜

                                  喜歡

                                  欣喜

                                  欣欣

                                  欣然

                                  怡然

                                  陶然

                                  陶陶

                                  愉悅

                                  愉愉

                                  融融

                                  樂意

                                  樂

                                  歡

                                  喜

                                  快

                                  欣

                                  怡

                                  樂陶陶

                                  樂滋滋

                                  樂呵呵

                                  樂悠悠

                                  樂融融

                                  喜沖沖

                                  喜滋滋

                                  喜洋洋

                                  喜氣洋洋

                                  興沖沖

                                  甜絲絲

                                  美絲絲

                                  美滋滋

                                  喜不自勝

                                  美不滋兒

                                  歡欣鼓舞

                                  歡欣雀躍

                                  賞心悅目

                                  如獲至寶

                                  心花怒放

                                  神往

                                  興頭 refers to high spirits and enthusiasm as a temporary pheonomenon.

                                  心醉 refers to an aesthetic infatuation.

                                  rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

                                  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 913

                                  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.22

                                  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.23

                                  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.24

                                  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 945

                                    PLAISIR

                                  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 96

                                    GAUDIUM "proper delight"

                                    LAETITIA "free delight"

                                    265. Cic., Tusc. IV: Cum ratione animus movetur placide, atque constanter, tum illud gaudium dicitur; cum autem inaniter et effuse animus exsultat, tum illa laetitia gestiens, vel nimia dici potest, quam ita definiunt: sine ratione animi elationem.

                                    -- Scripturae... Isaiae XVIII et LVII. Ubi in Vulgat.: [col. 38C] Non est pax imp., dicit Dominus.

                                    ]

                                    265. Inter Gaudium et laetitiam. Stoici sic distinguunt: gaudium quippe esse aiunt elationem animi [ Al., animae], in his quae digna sunt exsultantis, laetitiam vero effrenatam animi [ Al., animae] elationem, quae modum nesciat; et in his quoque quae vitio sunt mista laetetur. Unde et Scriptura: Non est gaudium [Al., gaudere] impiis, dicit Dominus.

                                    97

                                    LAETITIA, EXULTATIO, IUBILATIO

                                    329. In textu et in nota pro varia scriptura est exsultationis. Utrolibet loco videtur reponendum exsultatione. [AREV.]

                                    ]

                                    329. Inter Laetitiam et exsultationem. Laetitia est mentis gaudium, exsultatio vero verborum atque membrorum. Rursus exsultatio a jubilatione [ Al., ad jubilationem] distinguitur. Ubi enim verba sufficiunt laetitiae, et lingua idonea est mentis gaudium explicare, exsultatio est. Ubi vero non potest quisque conceptum gaudium verbis annuntiare [ Al., nuntiare], sed ipsam animi effusi [ Al., diffusi] laetitiam in vocem quamdam exsultationis erumpit, jubilatio est.

                                  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                                    DELIGHT

                                    gaudere refers to joy as an inward state of mind.

                                    laetari refers to the manifestation of joy in gesture and action.

                                    exsultare refers to an excessive form of joy.

                                    laetus refers to the show of one's joy in a calm cheerfulness and satisfaction with the present.

                                    hilaris refers to a lively form of mirth which disposes one to laughter and to joking.

                                    jucundus refers to a momentary sensation of joy.

                                    laetus refers to a more lasting sensation of joy.

                                  • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 144

                                  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 207

                                  • Semantica del Griego Antiguo ( HERNANDEZ 2000) p. 52n221

                                    Latacz, Freude

                                  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                                    GAUDIUM

                                    VOLUPTAS

                                  • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 207

                                  • Dictionnaire explicatif et combinatoire du francais contemporain, vol. I ( Mel'cuk I) p. 117

                                  • Dictionnaire explicatif et combinatoire du francais contemporain, vol. I ( Mel'cuk I) p. 97

                                    enthousiasme

                                  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 10 AND 179

                                  • “孟子”同義詞研究 ( MENGZI TONGYI 2002) p. 292

                                  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.1769

                                  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 5.552

                                  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 126

                                  • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p.

                                    PLEASURE

                                  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 2.709

                                  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.97:66

                                    PLAISIR.BONHEUR.FELICITE

                                  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.19:18

                                    JOIE.GAIETE

                                  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.199.158

                                    PLAISIR.DELICE.VOLUPTE

                                  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.391

                                  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 224

                                  • Divisiones quae vulgo dicuntur Aristoteleae ( DIVISIONES 1906) p. B 39

                                  • New Dictiornary of the History of Ideas, 6 vols. ( HOROWITZ 2005) p.

                                    JOUISSANCE

                                  Words

                                  樂  lè OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 137 Attributions

                                  The equally current lè 樂 (ant. āi 哀 "grief") adds to yuè 悅 the dimensions of practical indulgence, psychological and often philosophical depth, and - very often - a dimension of joy that can be shared and appreciated by others, and that is typically lasting if not permanent. See ENJOY

                                    Word relations
                                  • Inconsist: 貧/POOR The current general word for poverty is pín 貧 (ant. fù 富 "rich"), but the term does not in general refer to transitory poverty.
                                  • Result: 觀/INSPECT The general word for inspection are jiān 監 "survey and inspect by higher orders" and guān 觀 which refers very generally to surveying anything, and not necessarily by order of anyone else, but usually in great detail.
                                  • Ant: 哀/GRIEF The current general word for deep sorrow is āi 哀 (ant. lè 樂 "profound joy"), and this word refers to an inner state of mind that typically finds expression in ritualised action.
                                  • Ant: 哀/GRIEF The current general word for deep sorrow is āi 哀 (ant. lè 樂 "profound joy"), and this word refers to an inner state of mind that typically finds expression in ritualised action.
                                  • Ant: 憂/WORRY The current general term for all sorts of troubled states of mind, as well as reasons for such states of mind, is yōu 憂 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be well pleased" and lè 樂 "feel deep joy"), and this word may freely refer to troublesome matters of the present or of the future, and the word typiccally refers to a termporary state of hightened awareness of what is troublesome and concern about what should be done about it.
                                  • Ant: 憤/ANGUISH Fèn 憤 "pent-up dissatisfaction and resentment" (ant.* chàng 暢 "vent one's feelings freely" is not a regular antonym that is stylistically acceptable in parallelism) can be a general feeling of dissatisfaction without any concrete person or matter to be dissatisfied about. See also ANGER. [COVERT], [IMPERSONAL], [INTENSE], [LASTING]
                                  • Ant: 苦/DISTRESS Kǔ 苦 and the much rarer xīn 辛 (ant. lè 樂 "be in a joyful state") refer to a lasting objective state of distress caused by identifiable external conditions.
                                  • Contrast: 好/DESIRE Hào 好 (ant.* yàn 厭 "be fed up with VPing") refers to a general strong, and strongly motivated, inclination in favour of something. 好戰 "is fond of warfare". xxx
                                  • Contrast: 好/DESIRE Hào 好 (ant.* yàn 厭 "be fed up with VPing") refers to a general strong, and strongly motivated, inclination in favour of something. 好戰 "is fond of warfare". xxx
                                  • Assoc: 戲/JOKE The most current general word is perhaps xì 戲 "be less than serious".
                                  • Assoc: 佚 / 軼 / 逸/LEISURE
                                  • Relat: 淫/LEWD The current general word for lewdness and lasciviousness in attitude and in action is yín 淫 (ant. jié 節 "decently restrained").
                                  • Oppos: 約/POOR Yuē 約 (ant. chuò 綽 "be abundantly supplied") refers to mild poverty or straightened circumstances.

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nab.post-V{NUM}psychthe delights of (those who take delight), the joys of (e.g. the common people)
                                  • nab.t:cpsychkind of deep joy, kind of delight
                                  • nab.tpsychdelight in (something N, sex etc), passionate interest in N; the joys one takes in N
                                  • nabgraded(degree noun:) (level of) delight/joy
                                  • nabpsychjoyful satisfaction; state of delight or happiness; joyfulness; joy, delight; happiness;
                                  • nab{PRED}be a delight
                                  • nobject=所樂　something somebody is delighted by; something that causes pleasure
                                  • vadNcausativedelightful
                                  • vadNpsychdelighted
                                  • vadVjoyfully
                                  • vigradedto be more delightful: 孰樂?
                                  • vipsych(of persons) feel deeply moved in the direction of harmonious delight, be full of joy; be joyfully satisfied
                                  • visubj=nonhumanof things: be delightful
                                  • vt+prep+Ndelight in
                                  • vt+prep+Nbe more delightful thanCH
                                  • vt+V[0]be delighted when V-ing; de delighted to V; take delight in V-ing
                                  • vt[oN]give pleasure to othersCH
                                  • vt[oN]causativegive pleasure to people; give pleasure to othersCH
                                  • vtoNdelight in, take pleasure inCH
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to be joyful; make delighted, give (someone) delight
                                  • vtoNcausativedelight (a person, or, perhaps a person's ears)
                                  • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to be delighted
                                  • vtoNgradedbe more pleasant than; be more delightful than
                                  • vtoNPab{S}putativeto be happy about the fact, that...
                                  • vtoNpassivebe delighted in
                                  • vtoNputativeconsider as delightful, experience as delightful> take delight in
                                  悅  yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt
                                  說  yuè OC: lod MC: jiɛt 109 Attributions

                                  The general current word referring to the purely psychological notion of a transitory or temporary feeling of pleasure or delight is yuè 悅 (ant. yùn 慍 "feel intensely dissatisfied with, feel offended by").

                                    Word relations
                                  • Ant: 損/DAMAGE Shāng 傷 "impair" and sǔn 損 "reduce and impair" (all ant. yì 益 "strengthen") are weaker than hài 害 and definitely suggest the survival of what is impaired.
                                  • Object: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation.
                                  • Assoc: 愛/LOVE The clearly dominant word referring to love is ài 愛 (ant. hèn 恨 "dislike"; rarely zēng 憎 "dislike"; and wù 惡 "hate"), and this word refers both to the feelings of love and to the expression of love in loving care for another person as well as in sexual relations. (Occasionally, the word may refer to the emotional preference that a small child feels for its parents. For this meaning see PREFER.)

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nab.tcausativeconative: trying to please superiorsCH
                                  • nab.tpsychsympathy for N, delight in N
                                  • vadNpleased; happy
                                  • vadVjoyfully
                                  • vichangeget delighted; become glad
                                  • vipsych(of persons) feel pleased, feel that one's needs are fully satisfied; (of things) be felt to be pleasant
                                  • visubj=nonhumanbe delightful
                                  • vt(oN)be pleased with a contextually determinate object
                                  • vt(oN)causativecause the contextually determinate N to be pleased
                                  • vt+prep+Ncausativeplease; curry favour with
                                  • vt+prep+Ngradedbe more pleasing than NLZ
                                  • vtoNfind delight in NDS
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to be satisfied, satisfy, give satisfaction to; make pleased; please
                                  • vtoNcausative, passivebe made to be pleased
                                  • vtoNgradedfind fully satisfactory, delight in as ideal; be delighted with; appreciate positively 甚悅之
                                  喜  xǐ OC: qhɯʔ MC: hɨ 74 Attributions

                                  Xǐ 喜 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") is openly manifested delight, manifested in an individual, visible to all, but not normally of any profound significance.

                                    Word relations
                                  • Ant: 嗔/ANGER
                                  • Ant: 怒/ANGER Nù 怒 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be delighted") is the general word for anger, and the word tends to imply overt manifestation of feelings of anger, typically in terms of altered breathing patterns. (cf. nù 怒 "to puff oneself up") [OVERT], [PERSONAL]
                                  • Ant: 惡/HATE The dominant general word referring to intense dislike is wù 惡 (ant. ài 愛 "love") which can relate to all kinds of concrete or abstract objects.
                                  • Ant: 慍/ANGUISH Yùn 慍 (ant. yú 愉 "feel generally pleased") is lingering or lasting somewhat milder and more diffuse dissatisfaction or anguish. See ANGER. [OVERT], [LASTING]
                                  • Ant: 懼/FEAR The most general word for any kind of passing fear is probably jù 懼 and this word naturally links with yōu 憂 "worry", and this word refers to a momentary historical moment where that fear manifested itself (文王乃懼 "then King Wén got scared"). Jù sǐ 懼死 is momentary fear for one's life, whereas wèi sǐ 畏死 refers to a general state where one is too frightened to sacrifice one's life.
                                  • Epithet: 大/INTENSELY Yǐ 已 and dà 大 refer to an extreme degree. See also EXCESSIVE
                                  • Epithet: 色/FACE Sè 色 refers specifically to the face as expressive of mood and emotion.
                                  • Contrast: 吉/LUCK
                                  • Contrast: 快/DELIGHT Kuài 快 refers to momentary elation related to, or intense satisfaction with, a concrete situation.
                                  • Assoc: 歡 / 歡 / 驩/HAPPY Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits and happiness, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.
                                  • Assoc: 笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.

                                  • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 4899b

                                  • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 210b

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nab.tpsychdelight (in someone N), joy about (something N)
                                  • nabbuddhistBUDDH: joy; pleasure (in some Buddhist contexts it can also be interpreted as a basis of delusion; sometimes used syn. with lè 樂 but lè is often interpreted as joy deriving from the five senses whereas xǐ is joy deriving through the process of discrimination of the mental (sixth) consciousness (MULLER). As a technical term xǐ is a rendering of SANSKRIT su-manas, defined as one of the five sensations (shòu 受) and sometimes as one of the twenty two roots (xǐgēn 喜根). According to the Āpídámójù-shělùn 阿毘達磨俱舍論 at the first and second level of meditation the (rather crude) sensation of joy emerges. At the third level this sensation is transformed in the more subtle lè 樂. In many Buddhist scriptures xǐ (especially in the compound huānxǐ 歡喜) is associated with the feeling which is produced when listening to the Buddha掇 teaching. In addition, xǐ occasionally refers to the first stage in the development of a Bodhisattva (huānxǐ dì 歡喜地)
                                  • nabpsychjoy, delight; delighting openly in people
                                  • v[adN]a matter for delight
                                  • vadNdelighted (face etc)
                                  • vadVwith delight, in a delighted tone of voice
                                  • vichangebecome glad; become happy
                                  • vipsychrejoice; be happy, feel happy
                                  • vt(oN)be glad about a contextually determinate thing N
                                  • vt+prep+Nbe delighted with N
                                  • vt+V[0]delight in VERBing
                                  • vt[oN]feel happy about things; be optimisticDS
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to be delighted, cause to be in high spirits
                                  • vtoNPab{S}be delighted that, be delighted about
                                  • vtoNreflexive.自delight openly in (oneself); show open self-satisfaction
                                  • vtoNstativedelight openly in; enjoy the social activity of; be pleased with; also find enjoyable to be together with
                                  歡喜  huān xǐ OC: qhoon qhɯʔ MC: hʷɑn hɨ
                                  歡喜  huān xǐ OC: qhoon qhɯʔ MC: hʷɑn hɨ 65 Attributions
                                  • 白話語匯研究 Báihuà yǔhuì yánjiū Studies in the Vocabulary of Vernacular Chinese ( KOSAKA 2000) p. 261-263

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychjoy, delight (Note that in modern Chinese dialects xǐhuān 喜歡 is more common in the north whereas huānxǐ is used in the south (e.g. Guǎngdōng 廣東 and Fújiàn 福建 dialects). On this word see Koosaka Jun'ichi 香阪順一 2000: 261- 263)
                                  • VPadNjoyful
                                  • VPadNcausativejoy-bringing 歡喜丸
                                  • VPadVgladly, with great joy
                                  • VPibe delighted
                                  快  kuài OC: khʷraads MC: khɣɛi 21 Attributions

                                  Kuài 快 refers to momentary elation related to, or intense satisfaction with, a concrete situation.

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabpsychdelight; gladness; pleasure
                                  • vadNjoyful
                                  • vi.redto have joy, to be in high spiritsLZ
                                  • vicausativecausing delight > delightful
                                  • vipsychbe in high spirits and pleased with the current state of affairs
                                  • visubject=experiencebe delightful
                                  • vt+prep+NMENG 1A7 快於是 be satisfied (with something), show satisfaction (with something)[to delight]
                                  • vtoNcausativesatisfy the wishes of; give temporary delight to, give excitement to; give transitory elation to
                                  • vtoNpsychbe pleased with (oneself)
                                  大喜  dà xǐ OC: daads qhɯʔ MC: dɑi hɨ 9 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe overjoyed; be absolutely delighted
                                  慊  qiè OC:  MC: khep
                                  愜  qiè OC: kheeb MC: khep
                                  慊愜嗛  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 7 Attributions

                                    Word relations

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vifeel pleased with oneself and satisfied
                                  • viinchoativeget to be satisfied and give peaceCH
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to be delighted > satisfy (e.g. a ruler)
                                  欣  xīn OC: qhɯn MC: hɨn 6 Attributions

                                    Word relations
                                  • Assoc: 歡 / 歡 / 驩/HAPPY Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits and happiness, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibe delighted, see xīn 欣
                                  • vichangebecome delighted
                                  • vt+prep+Nbe delighted about NDS
                                  • vtoNputativeconsider as delightful, be delighted about
                                  欣  xīn OC: qhɯn MC: hɨn
                                  歆  xīn OC: qhrɯm MC: him 6 Attributions

                                  Xīn 欣 refers to grateful delight in what is designed to gratify one's desires.

                                    Word relations
                                  • Assoc: 歡 / 歡 / 驩/HAPPY Huān 歡 (ant. bēi 悲 "sadness" and chóu 愁 "worried sadness") refers to sociable temporary high spirits and happiness, not only visible to many but normally shared by a group.

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabpsychdelight
                                  • vadVgladly
                                  • vipsychbe delighted
                                  • vtoNdelight in
                                  娛樂  yú lè OC: ŋʷa ɡ-raawɡ MC: ŋi̯o lɑk 5 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychdelights
                                  • VPadNdelightful
                                  • VPiacttake one's pleasure; indulge in the profound joys
                                  • VPtoNcausativecause to be delighted > entertain
                                  幸  xìng OC: ɢreeŋʔ MC: ɦɣɛŋ 4 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vichangefeel more and more fortunate
                                  • vtoNregard as fortunate, rejoice in as something fortunate
                                  悅愛  yuè ài OC: lod qɯɯds MC: jiɛt ʔəi 4 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPtoNgradedshow affection for 其悅愛之甚於寡人
                                  驩  huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn
                                  歡  huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn
                                  歡  huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn 3 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibe delighted 大驩
                                  • vtoNbecome happy/joyful with respect to> rejoice in
                                  歡  huān OC: qhoon MC: hʷɑn 3 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vadVjoyfully, happily
                                  • vibe delighted
                                  喜以  xǐ yǐ OC: qhɯʔ k-lɯʔ MC: hɨ jɨ 3 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVwith glee; with delight; showing open delight
                                  樂以  lè yǐ OC: ɡ-raawɡ k-lɯʔ MC: lɑk jɨ 3 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVjoyfully, with delight [???SURELY 以 GOES WITH WHAT FOLLOWS!!!CH]
                                  怡  yí OC: lɯ MC: jɨ
                                  台  yí OC: lɯ MC: jɨ 2 Attributions

                                  Yí 怡 refers to a kind of open unhidden dignified satisfaction.

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vadNdelighted; happy
                                  • vi.redintensitiveshow manifest pleasure or satisfaction
                                  熙  xī OC: qhlɯ MC: hɨ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibright> be merry; be delighted; gay
                                  禔  tí OC: ɡ-lee MC: dei 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabpsychrare, SHUOWEN: happiness
                                  • vtoNcausativegive pleasure to
                                  逞  chěng OC: theŋʔ MC: ʈhiɛŋ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to look pleased, cause to be pleased; gratify
                                  哀樂  āi lè OC: qɯɯl ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʔəi lɑk 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabrelative joyfulness or sadness; emotional reactions
                                  嘻然  xī rán OC: qhɯ njen MC: hɨ ȵiɛn 2 Attributions

                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVwith a giggle, with a gleeful smile
                                  欣樂  xīn lè OC: qhɯn ɡ-raawɡ MC: hɨn lɑk 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPtoNconsider as delightful, be delighted about, rejoice in
                                  欣然  xīn rán OC: qhɯn njen MC: hɨn ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVwith hearty delight
                                  • VPichangebecome delighted
                                  快然  kuài rán OC: khʷraads njen MC: khɣɛi ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVhappilyDS
                                  • VPibe in excellent spirits
                                  悅懌  yuè yì OC: lod laɡ MC: jiɛt jiɛk
                                  說懌  yuè yì OC: lod laɡ MC: jiɛt jiɛk 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe delighted
                                  • VPtoNcause to be delighted> amuse
                                  • VPtoNputativetake delight in
                                  欣慶  xīn qìng OC: qhɯn khraŋs MC: hɨn khɣaŋ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe delighted, be elated
                                  欣樂  xīn lè OC: qhɯn ɡ-raawɡ MC: hɨn lɑk 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVwith great pleasure
                                  欣說  xīn yuè OC: qhɯn lod MC: hɨn jiɛt 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiintensitivebe delighted
                                  欣踴  xīn yǒng OC: qhɯn k-loŋʔ MC: hɨn ji̯oŋ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiactjump with joy
                                  甘心  gān xīn OC: kaam slɯm MC: kɑm sim 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPadVwith great pleasure
                                  欣欣然  xīn xīn rán OC: qhɯn qhɯn njen MC: hɨn hɨn ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVintensitivevery gladly
                                  懽心  huān xīn MC: xwan sim OC: qhoon slɯmLZ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsych= 歡心, delightLZ
                                  兌  yue4 MC: -- OC: --LZ 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabpsychgleeCH
                                  • vipsych= yue4 悅: (of persons) feel pleased, feel that one's needs are fully satisfied; (of things) be felt to be pleasantLZ
                                  暢然  chàng rán MC: trhjangH nyen OC: khrlaŋs njenCH 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiintensitivefeel elatedCH
                                  夷  yí MC: yij OC: liCH 2 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibe delighted; be gladCH
                                  凱  kǎi OC: khɯɯlʔ MC: khəi 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vadNglad; pleasant; triumphant
                                  愷  kǎi OC: khɯɯlʔ MC: khəi 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vadNhappy; triumphant
                                  • vadVin happy triumph; with happy triumphant display; triumphantly
                                  • viarchaic, SHI: happy
                                  畜  xù OC: qhluɡ MC: huk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNto please (somebody), to love (somebody)
                                  聊  liáo OC: b-ruu MC: leu 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabpsychattractive point; desirable feature
                                  • vibe delightful
                                  • vt+V[0]take delight in V-ingDS
                                  訢  xīn OC: qhɯn MC: hɨn 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vishow delight; be delighted, see xīn 欣
                                  輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
                                  輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vifeel elated??
                                  可喜  kě xǐ OC: khlaalʔ qhɯʔ MC: khɑ hɨ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPidelightful, pleasant, sympathatic, lovely
                                  喜樂  xǐ lè OC: qhɯʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: hɨ lɑk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychjoys and delights
                                  喜踴  xǐ yǒng OC: qhɯʔ k-loŋʔ MC: hɨ ji̯oŋ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe delighted (not necessarily jumping up and down with delight!!!)
                                  喜躍  xǐ yuè OC: qhɯʔ lewɡ MC: hɨ ji̯ɐk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe thoroughly delighted
                                  好喜  hào xǐ OC: qhuus qhɯʔ MC: hɑu hɨ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPt+V[0]take delight in, be fond of V-ing
                                  快心  kuài xīn OC: khʷraads slɯm MC: khɣɛi sim 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVwith a happy mind> quite happily, perfectly happily
                                  • VPtoNcausativecause to be delighted in their hearts　SHIJI: 快心匈奴
                                  悅可  yuè kě OC: lod khlaalʔ MC: jiɛt khɑ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPtoNgive satisfaction to, cause to be satisfied
                                  悅豫  yuè yù OC: lod las MC: jiɛt ji̯ɤ 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe delighted; be full of delight
                                  戚戚  qī qī OC: skhlɯɯwɡ skhlɯɯwɡ MC: tshek tshek 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • n.red:abpsycha very positive feeling of satisfaction
                                  欣悅  xīn yuè OC: qhɯn lod MC: hɨn jiɛt 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPifeel delighted
                                  淫樂  yín lè OC: lɯm ɡ-raawɡ MC: jim lɑk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychlicentious pleasures
                                  虞歡  yú huān OC: ŋʷa qhoon MC: ŋi̯o hʷɑn 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiintensitivebe in a pleased and comfortable state
                                  踴悅  yǒng yuè OC: k-loŋʔ lod MC: ji̯oŋ jiɛt 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiDanish: vaere hoppende glad; be utterly delighted
                                  踴躍  yǒng yuè OC: k-loŋʔ lewɡ MC: ji̯oŋ ji̯ɐk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPifigurativejump up and down with delight> be filled with delight( Norwegian: bli hoppende glad)
                                  • VPt+V[0]be delighted to V
                                  酣樂  hān lè OC: ɡaam ɡ-raawɡ MC: ɦɑm lɑk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe drunk with joy
                                  驩愉  huān yú OC: qhoon lo MC: hʷɑn ji̯o 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabfeaturepleased countenance
                                  由由然  yóu yóu rán OC: liw liw njen MC: jɨu jɨu ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPadVintensitivevery gladly
                                  歡喜踴躍  huān xǐ yǒng yuè OC: qhoon qhɯʔ k-loŋʔ lewɡ MC: hʷɑn hɨ ji̯oŋ ji̯ɐk 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPieventbecome so delighted that one hops about (Danish: "blive hoppende glad")
                                  誇  kuā MC: khwae  OC: khʷraa CH 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNgreatly impress; delightCH
                                  逸樂  yì lè MC: yit lak OC: lid ɡ-raawɡCH 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabenjoyments; the joys of lifeCH
                                  胥  xū MC: sjo OC: sqaCH 1 Attribution
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNDCD 5 rejoice in, delight inCH
                                  仰  yǎng OC: ŋaŋʔ MC: ŋi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNlook up to with anticipation and expectations; look forward to (things or events)
                                  倡  chāng OC: thjaŋ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ
                                  倡娼  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibe delighted, show (humble) delight
                                  厭  yàn OC: qems MC: ʔiɛm 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vibe more than satisfied
                                  哿  gě OC: klaalʔ MC: kɑ 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vipoetic: be happy; be well
                                  悌  tì OC: liils MC: dei 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vadNhappy
                                  • viarchaic, SHI: contented??
                                  慆  tāo OC: kh-luu MC: thɑu 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNstativearchaic: take active pleasure in
                                  盈  yíng OC: leŋ MC: jiɛŋ 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • nabactfulfillment
                                  茀  fú OC: phɯd MC: phi̯ut 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vihappy
                                  喜心  xǐ xīn OC: qhɯʔ slɯm MC: hɨ sim 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychdelight
                                  寧樂  níng lè OC: neeŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: neŋ lɑk 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychdelight
                                  欣慶  xīn qìng OC: qhɯn khraŋs MC: hɨn khɣaŋ 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPichangebecome delighted, rejoice
                                  戲樂  xì lè OC: qhras ɡ-raawɡ MC: hiɛ lɑk 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPiintensitivebe overjoyed; be filled with delight
                                  歡心  huān xīn OC: qhoon slɯm MC: hʷɑn sim 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  歡欣  huān xīn OC: qhoon qhɯn MC: hʷɑn hɨn 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • VPibe cheerful and friendly
                                  生樂  shēng lè OC: sraaŋ ɡ-raawɡ MC: ʂɣaŋ lɑk 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychthe proper joy resulting from living a life in accordance with natural order> joie de la vie
                                  道樂  dào lè OC: ɡ-luuʔ ɡ-raawɡ MC: dɑu lɑk 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychthe delight in truth
                                  大喜心  dà xǐ xīn OC: daads qhɯʔ slɯm MC: dɑi hɨ sim 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • NPabpsychthe state of mind of superior joy
                                  戲  xì OC: qhras MC: hiɛ 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNdivert, entertain
                                    Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 Attributions
                                    Syntactic words
                                  • vtoNcausativecause to be delighted> delight, pleaseCH

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