dé​yì​wàng​xíng

to be dizzy with success

  • created sense approved 得意忘形 · dé​yì​wàng​xíng · to be dizzy with success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得意忘形

    dé​yì​wàng​xíng

    to be dizzy with success

    To have one's head turned by success; so pleased as to lose one's sense of self-restraint or composure.

    得意 (literal) → 得意 · dé​yì · proud of oneself 忘形 (literal) → 忘形 · wàng​xíng · to lose one's bearings

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  • created sense approved 得意忘形 · dé​yì​wàng​xíng · to focus on spirit over form — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得意忘形

    dé​yì​wàng​xíng

    to focus on spirit over form

    To capture the essence or spirit of a work (e.g. calligraphy) while disregarding its outer form or appearance

    得意 (literal) → 得意 · dé​yì · proud of oneself 忘形 (literal) → 忘形 · wàng​xíng · to lose one's bearings

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 得意忘形 · dé​yì​wàng​xíng · oblivious to the self — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得意忘形

    dé​yì​wàng​xíng

    oblivious to the self

    To be so enlightened or satisfied as to forget one's physical existence or the distinction between the self and the world

    得意 (literal) → 得意 · dé​yì · proud of oneself 忘形 (literal) → 忘形 · wàng​xíng · to lose one's bearings

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

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