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興高采烈

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
elated; ecstatic; jubilant; delighted
  • 兴高采烈
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The phrase combines the actions of gathering fruit and the intensity of blazing fire to describe a state of high spirits.
The phrase combines the actions of gathering fruit and the intensity of blazing fire to describe a state of high spirits.

Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters: 興, meaning to rise or get up; 高, meaning tall or high; 采, meaning to pick, pluck, gather, or collect; and 烈, meaning fiery or blazing. The character 采 is a simplified form of 採.

Regarding character formation, 采 contains the components 爪 (claw, talon, paw, or nail), 果 (fruit), and 木 (tree or woody plant). The character 烈 is formed with the semantic component 火 (fire or flame) and the phonetic component 列 (to tear apart, break up, separate, or split). The character 列 itself contains the components 歹 (bone remnants) and 刀 (knife or blade).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese興 “to rise; to get up”
  • characterChinese高 “tall; high”
  • characterChinese采 “to pick; to pluck; to gather; to collect”
    • simplified fromChinese採 “to pick; to pluck”
      • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • componentChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
    • componentChinese果 “fruit”
    • componentChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
  • characterChinese烈 “fiery; blazing”
    • soundChinese列 “to tear apart; to break up; to separate; to split”
      • ideaChinese歹 “bone remnants”
      • soundChinese𡿪
      • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. elated; ecstatic; jubilant; delighted

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容興致勃勃，情緒熱烈的樣子。語本南朝梁．劉勰《文心雕龍．體性》。 例：同學們正興高采烈的討論著畢業旅行的事。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0