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喜出望外
喜出望外
Chinese
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to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
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to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
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hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
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outside; in addition; foreign; external
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Idiom
喜出望外
- to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected good news