美甘甘

měigāngān

adjective

Meanings

奶奶煮的红豆汤美甘甘的，喝一口就暖心。

Nǎinai zhǔ de hóngdòutāng měigāngān de, hē yì kǒu jiù nuǎnxīn.

Grandma's red bean soup is wonderfully sweet — one sip warms your heart.

她嘴里含着糖，笑得美甘甘的。

Tā zuǐli hán zhe táng, xiào de měigāngān de.

With candy in her mouth, she smiled all sweet and blissful.

Literary and somewhat old-fashioned; you see it in novels and older songs more than daily chat. For everyday speech, 甜甜的 or 甜滋滋 fits better.

美 měi

甘 gān