Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Merry, joyful, cheerful: Describes a state of great happiness, delight, or jubilation. It often conveys a sense of celebratory joy or blissful contentment.
   • Blissful, rapturous: Can describe an intense, almost ecstatic state of joy and pleasure.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tiếng cười hoan lạc vang lên khắp phòng. (The sound of merry/joyful laughter echoed throughout the room.)
  • Họ đón nhận tin chiến thắng với tâm trạng hoan lạc. (They received the news of victory with a joyful/cheerful mood.)
  • Một cảm giác hoan lạc tràn ngập trong lòng cô ấy. (A feeling of blissful joy filled her heart.)

Advanced Usage

• "Niềm hoan lạc": A feeling of great joy, bliss, or rapture. This is a common noun phrase.
  • Niềm hoan lạc của người mẹ khi thấy con khỏe mạnh là vô bờ. (The mother's joy/bliss upon seeing her child healthy is boundless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoan hỉ (adj): Delighted, pleased, joyful. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably in many contexts.
  • Mọi người đều hoan hỉ chúc mừng cô dâu chú rể. (Everyone was delighted to congratulate the bride and groom.)
• Khoái lạc (n): Pleasure, sensual delight, gratification. While related, this word often carries a stronger connotation of physical or sensual pleasure compared to the more general emotional joy of "hoan lạc".
  • Anh ta chỉ tìm kiếm những thú khoái lạc trần tục. (He only seeks worldly pleasures/gratifications.)

Synonyms

• Vui sướng: Happy, overjoyed.
• Hân hoan: Jubilant, elated.
• Mừng rỡ: Glad, rejoicing.

Related Idioms

• "Hoan lạc vô biên": Boundless/limitless joy.
  • Chiến thắng mang lại cho họ niềm hoan lạc vô biên. (The victory brought them boundless joy.)

adj

1. merry, joyful, cheerful