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TOPIK 6noun

득의양양

deuguiyangyang [드기양양]

득의양양이 · 득의양양을

elation and triumph, being puffed up with pride

Example

시험에 합격한 동생이 득의양양한 표정을 지었어요.

My younger sibling, having passed the exam, looked triumphant.

Word parts

득 gain의 wish양 raise양 raise

Literally 'having gotten one's wish, spirits soaring high'.