得意扬扬

dé yì yáng yáng

smug; pleased with oneself; cock-a-hoop

Character by character

得dé
get

意yì
wish

扬yáng
elated

他考了第一名，得意扬扬地把成绩单拿给每个人看。

He came top and smugly showed his report to everyone.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Also written 得意洋洋. It mocks someone showing off a success, often a small one.

Learn this in Lesson 39 · HSK 5–6: 麻将桌上 (Mahjong)

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