Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
得意洋洋
daak6 ji3 joeng4 joeng4
complacently
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
to bestow (a reward)
to give (to an inferior)
to hand down
a reward (bestowed by a superior)
to appreciate (beauty)
to honour somebody with one's presence