流連忘返

Chinese

		to be reluctant to leave; to linger; to enjoy oneself and forget to go home	to forget; to overlook; to neglect	to return (to)
trad. (流連忘返)		流連	忘	返
simp. (流连忘返)		流连	忘	返
alternative forms		留連忘返／留连忘返

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúliánwàngfǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ lin⁴ mong⁴ faan²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): liu⁵ liang⁵ bhuang⁵ huang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúliánwàngfǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄈㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióuliánwàngfǎn
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-lien²-wang⁴-fan³
    • Yale: lyóu-lyán-wàng-fǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioulianwanqfaan
    • Palladius: люляньванфань (ljuljanʹvanfanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ lin⁴ mong⁴ faan²
    • Yale: làuh lìhn mòhng fáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ lin⁴ mong⁴ faan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ lin⁴ mong⁴ fan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹ mɔːŋ²¹ faːn³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liu⁵ liang⁵ bhuang⁵ huang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liû liâng buâng huáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ⁵⁵ buaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵²/

Idiom

流連忘返

1. to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home; to be unable to tear oneself away; to linger