đắc chí
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Pleased; satisfied: Feeling or showing happiness and contentment because one has achieved a desired goal or fulfilled a wish.
- Smug; self-satisfied: Often conveys a sense of excessive pride or gloating over one's success, sometimes perceived negatively.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe lời khen, anh ta cười đắc chí. (Upon hearing the praise, he smiled with satisfaction.)
- Kẻ tiểu nhân thường đắc chí trước sự thất bại của người khác. (A petty person often feels smug about others' failures.)
- Sau khi thắng trận, tướng quân có vẻ rất đắc chí. (After winning the battle, the general looked exceedingly pleased.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a nuanced tone. While it can mean simple satisfaction, it frequently implies a visible, sometimes boastful, display of that satisfaction, especially after overcoming a rival or obstacle.
- It is commonly used in literary and descriptive contexts to characterize a person's demeanor.
Variants and Related Words
- Đắc ý (adj): Similar to "đắc chí," meaning pleased because one's ideas or wishes have been fulfilled.
- Hắn đắc ý với kế hoạch của mình. (He was pleased with his own plan.)
Synonyms
- Pleased: Feeling happiness or satisfaction.
- Satisfied: Content because a desire or need has been met.
- Smug: Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
- Gloating: Observing or thinking about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction.
Related Idioms
- Tiểu nhân đắc chí: A set phrase describing a vile or petty person who becomes smug upon gaining a small advantage or seeing others' misfortune.
- Đừng để bọn tiểu nhân đắc chí. (Don't let the petty, smug people have their way.)