樂不思蜀
lè​bù​sī​shǔ

to be too happy to think of home

  • created sense approved 乐不思蜀/樂不思蜀 · lè​bù​sī​shǔ · to be too happy to think of home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乐不思蜀 / 樂不思蜀

    lè​bù​sī​shǔ

    to be too happy to think of home

    (idiom) to indulge in pleasure and forget one's home or duty; literally refers to the last emperor of the [[蜀|蜀|shu3]] kingdom being so content in his new surroundings that he did not miss his former home

    乐 (literal) → 乐/樂 · lè · happy 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to miss 蜀 (literal) → 蜀 · shǔ · Shu Han

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