hơn hớn

Thân thiện

Mặt cậu bé hơn hớn khi nhận được món quà.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Glowing with pleasure, glowing with happiness: Describes a bright, cheerful, and visibly happy facial expression, often beaming with joy or satisfaction.
   • Jovial, cheerful: Conveys a general sense of being merry and in high spirits.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi nhận được tin vui, vẻ mặt anh ấy hơn hớn. (After receiving the good news, his face was glowing with happiness.)
  • Cô bé bước ra từ phòng thi với nụ cười hơn hớn. (The little girl walked out of the exam room with a beaming smile.)
  • Không hiểu sao hôm nay trông anh ta hơn hớn thế. (I don't know why he looks so jovial today.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is primarily used in written Vietnamese or formal spoken language to vividly depict someone's delighted expression. It is less common in casual, everyday conversation.
• It often describes a temporary state of visible elation resulting from a specific positive event or news.

Variants and Related Words

• Hớn hở (adj): A more common synonym with a very similar meaning, denoting being cheerful, elated, or visibly pleased.
  • Cậu ấy bước vào, mặt mày hớn hở. (He walked in, looking very cheerful.)
• Tươi tỉnh (adj): Fresh and cheerful; bright and lively (can refer to appearance or mood).
• Rạng rỡ (adj): Radiant, beaming (often used for happiness that shines from within).

Synonyms

• Vui vẻ: Happy, joyful.
• Phấn khởi: Elated, excited.
• Hân hoan: Overjoyed, jubilant (stronger, more formal).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mặt mày hơn hớn / hớn hở: To have a face lit up with joy. This is the most typical collocation.
  • Nghe tin con đỗ đại học, bà ấy mặt mày hơn hớn cả ngày. (Hearing that her child passed the university entrance exam, she had a face glowing with happiness all day.)

Học thuật

1. Glowing with pleasure, glowing with happiness
   • Vẻ mặt hơn hớn
     To have a face glowing with happiness