乐而忘返
lè'ér​wàng​fǎn

to be so happy as to forget to return

  • created sense approved 乐而忘返/樂而忘返 · lè'ér​wàng​fǎn · to be so happy as to forget to return — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乐而忘返 / 樂而忘返

    lè'ér​wàng​fǎn

    to be so happy as to forget to return

    so happy and absorbed in enjoyment that one forgets to return home; to be spellbound by pleasure; to linger on, enjoying oneself so much that one doesn't want to leave

    乐 (literal) → 乐/樂 · lè · happy 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 返 (literal) → 返 · fǎn · to return

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense