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折屐
zhé​jī

to be overjoyed

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折屐 zhé//jī
to be overjoyed
To be so overcome with joy that one is unaware of one's physical actions; based on an anecdote of Xie An from the Jin Dynasty who accidentally broke the wooden teeth of his clogs upon hearing news of a great military victory.