欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
wild with joy
Character by character
欣xīn
glad
glad
喜xǐ
joyful
joyful
若ruò
as if
as if
狂kuáng
mad
mad
Example
听说女儿考上了理想的大学，老两口欣喜若狂。
When they heard their daughter had got into the university of her dreams, the old couple were beside themselves with joy.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Written and strong; used of news that sets off an outburst of joy. Near synonyms: 喜出望外 (overjoyed by something unexpected) and the more vivid 心花怒放. For Fan Jin the 若 (as if) falls away: he really does go mad.
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