hể hả
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Definition
Adjective: - Satisfied; content; gleeful: Expressing or showing obvious, natural joy and satisfaction because one's wishes have been met or a situation is pleasing. It often describes a visible, unrestrained expression of contentment.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau khi thắng trận, các cầu thủ đều cười nói hể hả. (After winning the match, the players were all talking and laughing gleefully.)
- Nghe tin tốt, gương mặt anh ấy hể hả hẳn lên. (Upon hearing the good news, his face lit up with satisfaction.)
- Bọn trẻ chạy nhảy hể hả trong công viên. (The children were running and jumping around gleefully in the park.)
Advanced Usage
- The word hể hả is often used to describe a state of happiness that is openly displayed and stems from a specific cause of satisfaction. It is more vivid and expressive than a simple "vui" (happy).
- It can be used to modify verbs (like cười, nói - laugh, talk) to describe the manner of the action, or to describe a person's appearance or demeanor.
Variants and Related Words
- Hả hê (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning gleefully satisfied, often used interchangeably with hể hả.
- Nó làm xong việc, mặt mày hả hê. (He finished the work, looking very pleased.)
- Thỏa mãn (adj/verb): To be satisfied/content (fulfilled). This is a more general term for satisfaction, while hể hả emphasizes the visible expression of it.
- Khoái chí (adj): Pleased, delighted (often with a sense of relish or schadenfreude).
Synonyms
- Vui vẻ: Happy, cheerful.
- Mãn nguyện: Content, fulfilled.
- Tươi cười: Smiling cheerfully.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Cười hể hả: To laugh heartily and with obvious satisfaction.
- Nghe chuyện hài, cả nhà cười hể hả. (Listening to the funny story, the whole family laughed heartily.)
- Mặt mày hể hả: To have a face that shows clear contentment.
- Nhận được quà, nó về nhà với mặt mày hể hả. (Receiving the gift, he went home with a beaming, contented face.)