樂不思蜀

简 乐不思蜀 · 繁 樂不思蜀
Mandarin · pinyin lè bù sī Shǔ

Meanings

  1. indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
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樂
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
蜀
shǔ · one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
乐
lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
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4–4–1–3 · le4 bu4 si1 Shu3

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lok6 bat1 si1 suk6

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  1. (derogatory) to have so much fun that one forgets one's origins, or that one has to return; to indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty; to be too happy to be homesick

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