得意洋洋 (dé yì yáng yáng) — smugly proud, complacent, puffed up with pride
Definition
An idiom meaning 'puffed up with smug satisfaction' — usually describes someone's obvious, self-satisfied manner. Carries a negative tone, unlike 高兴 which is neutral 'happy'.
idiom
smugly proudcomplacentpuffed up with pride
Examples
- ，得意洋洋。Tā kǎo le dì yī míng, jiù dé yì yáng yáng dì gēn tóng xué xuàn yào.He got first place on the exam and then smugly showed off to his classmates.
- 得意洋洋，。Kàn tā nà fù dé yì yáng yáng de yàng zi, zhēn ràng rén shòu bù liǎo.Look at that smug look on her face — it's really unbearable.
- ，得意洋洋。Tā yíng le yì jú qí, jiù dé yì yáng yáng dì xiào le qǐ lái.He won one game of chess and started laughing smugly.
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