兴尽而返
xìng​jìn'ér​fǎn

to return after one's interest is exhausted

  • created sense approved 兴尽而返/興盡而返 · xìng​jìn'ér​fǎn · to return after one's interest is exhausted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴尽而返 / 興盡而返

    xìng​jìn'ér​fǎn

    to return after one's interest is exhausted

    to go back once the initial excitement or mood has passed; to depart after having enjoyed oneself to the full

    兴尽 (literal) → 兴尽/興盡 · xìng​jìn · to have had enough 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 返 (literal) → 返 · fǎn · to return

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

    created sense