wàng​xíng

to lose one's bearings

Senses

忘形 wàng​xíng to lose one's bearings

to lose control or become unmindful of one's status or appearance due to extreme excitement or pride; often used in the phrase 得意忘形 dé​yì​wàng​xíng

忘形 wàng​xíng to be informal

(literary) to disregard social status or etiquette; to be casual and unconstrained in a friendship

忘形 wàng​xíng to forget the self

(literary) to forget one's physical body or worldly form as a state of spiritual transcendence

References

see 忘形/忘形 得意忘形/得意忘形