# 高興
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gāoxìng
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гощин (goxin, I-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gou$^1$ hing$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-him
* Jin (Wiktionary): gau$^1$ xing$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ko͘-hèng / ko-hèng / kau-hèng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gao$^1$ hêng$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kau-shin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gāoxìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gaosìng
*** Wade–Giles: kao$^1$-hsing$^4$
*** Yale: gāu-syìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaushinq
*** Palladius: гаосин (gaosin)
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гощин (goxin, I-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔ²⁴ ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gou$^1$ hing$^3$
*** Yale: gōu hing
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gou$^1$ hing$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gou$^1$ hing$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kou̯⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-him
*** Hakka Romanization System: go$^ˊ$ him
*** Hagfa Pinyim: go$^1$ him$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴⁻¹¹ him⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gau$^1$ xing$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /kau¹¹ ɕĩŋ⁴⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-hèng
*** Tâi-lô: koo-hìng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ko'hexng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-hèng
*** Tâi-lô: ko-hìng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: koi'hexng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-hèng
*** Tâi-lô: kau-hìng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kau'hexng
*** IPA (Taipei): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gao$^1$ hêng$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau hèng
*** Sinological IPA : /kau³³⁻²³ heŋ²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kau-shin
*** MiniDict: kau$^平$ shin
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kau-xin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

### Adjective

高興
* glad; happy; pleased; delighted
    高興得了不得／高兴得了不得 ― gāoxìng de liǎobùdé ― to be extremely happy
    很高興認識你。／很高兴认识你。 ― Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. ― Pleased to meet you.
       Wǒ jīntiān xīnqíng tèbié gāoxìng. [Pinyin]
       I am in a particularly happy mood today.
       Wǒ hěn gāoxìng tīng dào nà ge xiāoxi. [Pinyin]
       I'm happy to hear that.
       Kàndào nǐmen de yǎnchū wǒ hěn gāoxìng. [Pinyin]
       I'm delighted to have seen your performance.
* (Guangzhou Cantonese) bustling; lively; filled with activity

#### 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)
* 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
* 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)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 熱鬧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 熱鬧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 熱鬧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 熱鬧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 熱鬧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 熱鬧 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 熱鬧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 熱鬧, 橫活 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 熱鬧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 熱鬧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 熱鬧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 熱鬧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 熱鬧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 熱鬧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鬧熱, 熱鬧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 熱鬧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鬧熱, 熱鬧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鬧熱, 熱鬧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 熱嘈 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺, 墟冚, 高興 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 熱鬧, 旺, 墟冚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 高興 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 熱鬧, 高興 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 旺, 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 好旺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 旺, 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 旺, 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 高興 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 墟冚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 熱鬧, 旺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 旺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 高興, 旺 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 高興, 旺 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 高興, 旺 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 旺, 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 旺相 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 熱鬧 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 熱鬧 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鬧熱, 熱鬧, 旺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 旺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鬧熱, 旺 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 旺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 旺, 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 鬧熱, 旺 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 好旺 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Changting | 旺 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 旺 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 旺 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 旺 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鬧熱, 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 旺 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 旺 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 旺 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 旺 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 旺 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 熱鬧 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鬧熱 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 鬧熱 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鬧熱 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 紅火, 熱鬧 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鬧熱 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鬧熱, 熱 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鬧熱, 熱 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鬧熱, 熱 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鬧熱 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 鬧熱 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 熱鬧 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 熱鬧, 鬧熱, 鬧猛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鬧熱 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鬧猛, 鬧熱 |
| Wu | Danyang | 熱鬧, 鬧熱, 熱嘈 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鬧熱, 鬧猛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 鬧熱 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鬧熱, 鬧 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 熱鬧 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 熱鬧, 鬧熱 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 熱鬧 |

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “glad”): 敗興／败兴 (bàixìng), 掃興／扫兴 (sǎoxìng), 傷心／伤心 (shāngxīn)

### Verb

高興
* to be willing (to do something)
       Nǐ gāoxìng qù nǎr jiù qù nǎr. [Pinyin]
       You may go where you are willing to.

#### Synonyms

* 克根 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 心甘 (xīngān)
* 心甘情願／心甘情愿 (xīngānqíngyuàn)
* 情願／情愿 (qíngyuàn)
* 樂意／乐意 (lèyì)
* 樂於／乐于 (lèyú)
* 甘心 (gānxīn)
* 甘願／甘愿 (gānyuàn)
* 甜心 (tiánxīn) (literary)
* 願／愿 (yuàn)
* 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)

#### Derived terms

* 不高興／不高兴 (bùgāoxìng)
* 你高興就好／你高兴就好 (nǐ gāoxìng jiù hǎo)
* 高高興興／高高兴兴 (gāogāoxìngxìng)

### Proper noun

高興
* Goheung (a county of South Jeolla Province, South Korea)