喜出望外 [－－－－]

Jyutping hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6
Pinyin xǐ chū wàng wài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. overjoyed at the turn of events
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    一​啲​意料之外​嘅​事​令​到​你​極​之​開​心
    to be overjoyed at something unexpected
    • 我老婆生咗對孖仔，我哋全家都喜出望外啊！
      我老婆生咗对孖仔，我哋全家都喜出望外啊！
      ngo5 lou5 po4 saang1 zo2 deoi3 maa1 zai2, ngo5 dei6 cyun4 gaa1 dou1 hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 aa3!
      My wife has given birth to our twin boys. Our family are very much overjoyed!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be pleasantly surprised by unexpected good news
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4432
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我老婆生咗对孖仔，我哋全家都喜出望外啊！
    我老婆生咗對孖仔，我哋全家都喜出望外啊！
    ngo5 lou5 po4 saang1 zo2 deoi3 maa1 zai2, ngo5 dei6 cyun4 gaa1 dou1 hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 aa3!
    • My wife has given birth to our twin boys. Our family are very much overjoyed!
  2. Cantonese
    剧情峰回路转，令观众喜出望外。
    劇情峰迴路轉，令觀眾喜出望外。
    kek6 cing4 fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2, ling6 gun1 zung3 hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6.
    • The plot of the drama is full of twists and turns that the audience were delighted.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    喜出望外
    喜出望外
    xǐ chū wàng wài
    • to be pleasantly surprised