喜出望外

xǐchūwàngwài

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events

Meaning

xǐchūwàngwài xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4

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xǐ · to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad

Radical 口 · 12 strokes · Parts 壴口

Ideographic: Singing 口 and beating drums 壴

chū · to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Radical 凵 · 5 strokes · Parts 屮凵

Ideographic: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵

wàng · to expect, to hope, to look forward to

Radical 月 · 11 strokes · Parts 亡月王

Ideographic: A king 王 gazing at the moon 月; 亡 provides the pronunciation

wài · out, outside, external; foreign; in addition

Radical 夕 · 5 strokes · Parts 夕卜

Ideographic: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign