hí-hửng như ngò được vàng
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Meaning · English
Extremely happy and excited
Literally: laughing like a fish that has found gold
Examples
Cô ấy hí-hửng như ngò được vàng khi biết mình được tuyển dụngShe was extremely happy and excited when she knew she got the job
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “hí-hửng như ngò được vàng” mean?
Extremely happy and excited Literally: laughing like a fish that has found gold
Is “hí-hửng như ngò được vàng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.