喜不自禁

xǐ bù zì jīn

Dictionary entry

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

What does 喜不自禁 mean?

喜不自禁 (xǐ bù zì jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

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喜xǐto be fond of · to like 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 禁jīnto endure

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喜不自禁

xǐ bù zì jīn

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