# 歡喜
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): huānxǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): huan$^1$ xi$^3$ / huai$^1$ xi$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуанщи (huanxi, I-II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fun$^1$ hei$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fon$^1$ hei$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): fon$^1$ xi
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fôn-hí
    (Hailu, HRS): fon$^ˋ$ hi$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fon$^1$ hi$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): huăng-hī
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hoaⁿ-hí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huan$^1$ hi$^2$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$huoe-shi / $^1$huoe-shi$_3$ / $^1$huon-$^0$shi$_3$
** (Jinhua): $^1$huan-shi$_3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huānxǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huansǐ
*** Wade–Giles: huan$^1$-hsi$^3$
*** Yale: hwān-syǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huanshii
*** Palladius: хуаньси (xuanʹsi)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: huan$^1$ xi$^3$ / huai$^1$ xi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuanxi / xuaixi
*** Sinological IPA : /xuan⁵⁵ ɕi⁵³/, /xuai⁵⁵ ɕi⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуанщи (huanxi, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /xuæ̃²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fun$^1$ hei$^2$
*** Yale: fūn héi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fun$^1$ hei$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fun$^1$ héi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuːn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fon$^1$ hei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fᵘɔn³³ hei⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: fon$^1$ xi
*** Sinological IPA : /fɵn⁴² ɕi²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôn-hí
*** Hakka Romanization System: fon$^ˊ$ hi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fon$^1$ hi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /fon²⁴ hi³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fon$^ˋ$ hi$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /fon⁵³ hi²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fon$^1$ hi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huăng-hī
*** Sinological IPA : /huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(h-)}$ŋi³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoaⁿ-hí
*** Tâi-lô: huann-hí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hvoa'hie
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /huã³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huan$^1$ hi$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huaⁿ hí
*** Sinological IPA : /hũã³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$huoe-shi
*** MiniDict: huoe$^平$ shi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$huoe-xi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /huø⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$huoe-shi$_3$
*** MiniDict: huoe$^平$ shi$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /huø⁴⁴ ɕi/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$huon-$^0$shi$_3$
*** MiniDict: huon$^平$ shi$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /huõ³³ ɕi³⁴/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$huan-shi$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /huã³³ ɕi⁵³⁵/

### Adjective

歡喜
* joyful; happy; delighted
       Chiok hoaⁿ-hí se̍k sāi lí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       Pleased to meet you.

#### Synonyms

* 和樂 / 和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
* 喜悅 / 喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 喜樂 / 喜乐 (xǐlè)
* 喜歡 / 喜欢
* 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
* 喜躍 / 喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
* 夷悅 / 夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
* 安樂 / 安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
* 康樂 / 康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
* 忻悅 / 忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
* 快意 (kuàiyì)
* 快樂 / 快乐 (kuàilè)
* 快活 (kuàihuo)
* 怡悅 / 怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
* 悅意 / 悦意 (yuèyì)
* 悅懌 / 悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
* 愉快
* 愉悅 / 愉悦 (yúyuè)
* 暢快 / 畅快 (chàngkuài)
* 樂滋滋 / 乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
* 欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
* 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
* 欣悅 / 欣悦 (xīnyuè)
* 歡娛 / 欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡快 / 欢快 (huānkuài)
* 歡悅 / 欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
* 歡愉 / 欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
* 歡暢 / 欢畅 (huānchàng)
* 歡樂 / 欢乐 (huānlè)
* 歡躍 / 欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
* 爽 (shuǎng)
* 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Southern Min)
* 痛快 (tòngkuài)
* 舒暢 / 舒畅 (shūchàng)
* 開心 / 开心 (kāixīn)
* 高興 / 高兴 (gāoxìng)

#### Derived terms

* 歡喜佛 / 欢喜佛 (huānxǐfó)
* 歡喜冤家 / 欢喜冤家
* 歡喜若狂 / 欢喜若狂 (huānxǐruòkuáng)
* 歡喜錢兒 / 欢喜钱儿
* 歡歡喜喜 / 欢欢喜喜
* 滿心歡喜 / 满心欢喜
* 皆大歡喜 / 皆大欢喜 (jiēdàhuānxǐ)
* 空歡喜 / 空欢喜 (kōng huānxǐ)

### Verb

歡喜
* (literary or regional, including Cantonese, Gan, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Sichuanese, Wu) to like; to be fond of
       I like you a lot!
    From: 1872, 《馬可傳福音書（廣東土白）》 (The Gospel of Mark: Cantonese Vernacular) 12:38
    je$^4$ sou$^1$ gaau$^3$ fan$^3$ zung$^3$ jan$^4$ zi$^1$ si$^4$ jau$^6$ waa$^6$, tai$^4$ fong$^4$ go$^3$ dik$^1$ duk$^6$ syu$^1$ jan$^4$ aa$^3$, keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ hou$^3$ zoek$^3$ coeng$^4$ saam$^1$ hang$^4$ jau$^4$, fun$^1$ hei$^2$ hai$^2$ si$^5$ soeng$^6$ jan$^4$ dei$^6$ cing$^2$ keoi$^5$ on$^1$ [Jyutping]
    And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces
** 1958, 李鐵, director, 橫刀奪愛 [The Love Thief]‎, spoken by 施月影 (胡笳):
       nei$^5$ hai$^6$ m$^4$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ m$^4$ fun$^1$ hei$^2$ keoi$^5$ aa$^1$? [Jyutping]
       Is it that you really do not like him?

#### Synonyms

* 喜好 (xǐhào)
* 喜愛 / 喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
* 喜歡 / 喜欢
* 嗜好 (shìhào)
* 心愛 / 心爱 (xīn'ài)
* 愛好 / 爱好 (àihào)
* 欣賞 / 欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
* 熱愛 / 热爱 (rè'ài)
* 熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
* 稀罕 (colloquial, usually in the negative)
* 酷好 (kùhào)
* 酷愛 / 酷爱 (kù'ài)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 好, 喜好, 愛好, 字 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 喜歡 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 喜歡 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 喜歡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 喜歡, 歡喜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 喜歡, 愛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 喜歡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 歡喜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 喜歡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 中意, 歡喜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 中意, 好 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 歡喜, 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 爽心, 中意 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 中意, 歡喜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 中意, 喜歡 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 中意, 蘇格 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 中意 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 中意 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 歡喜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 歡喜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 中意, 合意, 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 中意, 好 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 佮意, 愛 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 中意 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 蘇格 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 喜歡, 歡喜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 喜歡, 待見 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 愛, 喜歡 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 歡喜, 中意, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 佮意 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 歡喜, 愛, 佮意, 意愛 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佮意, 意愛, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 舒合, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 舒合, 愛 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 愛, 佮意, 意愛 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 歡喜, 愛, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 歡喜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 好, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 愛, 癮$_2$, 尚, 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 喜歡 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 舒合 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 歡喜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 中意 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 字 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 歡喜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歡喜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 喜歡 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 喜歡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喜歡 |

### Further reading

* “Entry #13241”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.