可喜可愕 — “Both delightful and astonishing”
可喜可愕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “both delightful and astonishing”. Causing both joy and amazement. Literally, “Delightful and Astonishing”.
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可喜可愕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
可喜可愕 Character Breakdown
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得知她不仅获得了奖学金，还在比赛中取得了第一名，真是可喜可愕。
Learning that she not only received a scholarship but also won first place in the competition was truly both delightful and astonishing.
Idioms Related to 可喜可愕
Synonyms of 可喜可愕
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- kě可yī一ér而bù不kě可zài再once in a lifetime opportunity
- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
- kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
- kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
- kě可yǐ以yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
- kě可tóng同huàn患，，nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
- kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
- kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
- kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic
- kě可lián怜bā巴bā巴piteous and pathetic
- kě可xiǎng想ér而zhī知it can well be imagined
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Open the tool →Questions about 可喜可愕
What does 可喜可愕 mean?
可喜可愕 (kě xǐ kě è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “both delightful and astonishing”.
How do you pronounce 可喜可愕?
可喜可愕 is pronounced kě xǐ kě è in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 可喜可愕 literally mean?
Literally, 可喜可愕 means “Delightful and Astonishing”. It is used to mean “both delightful and astonishing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 可喜可愕?
愕：惊讶。又喜悦又惊讶