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.