| 好大喜功 |
hào dà xǐ gōng |
to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things |
| 好 |
hǎo |
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello |
| 好 |
hào |
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 大喜 |
dà xǐ |
exultation |
| 喜 |
xǐ |
to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad |
| 功 |
gōng |
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) |