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流连忘返

liú lián wàng fǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to linger / to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f2ea82181f7acbeb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

流連忘返 流连忘返 [liu2 lian2 wang4 fan3] /to linger/to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home/

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Other forms in these source records: 流連忘返

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 连
    lián

    to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even / company (military)

    Lián

    surname Lian

  • 忘
    wàng

    to forget / to overlook / to neglect

  • 返
    fǎn

    to return (to)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.