Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shout for joy / To cheer with joy: To express great happiness or celebration by making loud, enthusiastic vocal sounds.
   • To rejoice vocally: To show one's joy through excited cries or shouts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người reo mừng khi đội tuyển giành chiến thắng. (Everyone shouted for joy when the national team won.)
  • Bọn trẻ reo mừng khi nghe tin nghỉ học. (The children cheered with joy upon hearing the news of a school closure.)
  • Cổ động viên reo mừng không ngớt. (The fans rejoiced vocally without end.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "reo mừng" often implies a collective, spontaneous, and noisy expression of joy from a group.
• It can be used to describe the reaction to sudden good news or a favorable event.

Variants and Related Words

• Reo hò (v): To shout and cheer, often in a more general or riotous context, not exclusively for joy.

  • Đám đông reo hò ủng hộ. (The crowd shouted in support.)

• Mừng rỡ (adj): To be delighted, overjoyed (focuses on the internal feeling rather than the vocal expression).

  • Cô ấy mừng rỡ khi nhận quà. (She was delighted when receiving a gift.)

Synonyms

• Cheer: To shout loudly in approval, encouragement, or joy.
• Exult: To show or feel triumphant elation or jubilation.
• Celebrate: To acknowledge a happy event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

Related Idioms

• Vui mừng khôn xiết: To be immeasurably happy (describes the feeling, not the act of shouting).
  • Họ vui mừng khôn xiết khi gặp lại con. (They were immeasurably happy to reunite with their child.)

1. Shout from joy