The meaning of liú lián wàng fǎn (流连忘返) is introduced as follows:

Liú lián wàng fǎn (流连忘返) is a Chinese idiom meaning to stay and not to want to leave when having fun.

I. Pinyin

Liu Lian Forgetting to Return [ liú lián wàng fǎn ]

II. Sources

Warring States-Meng Zi, "Meng Zi - Liang Hui Wang 下":："From the flow down and forget to return is called the flow, from the flow up and forget to return is called the lien, from the beasts are not tired of is called the C. C., and the pleasure of wine is not tired of is called the death. "

Interpretation: to forget to return from under the stream is called the stream, to forget to return from above the stream is called the company, to forget to return from the beasts is called the Cthulhu, and to be happy with wine is called the death." Meaning: the life of those in power is degenerate, so that their selfish desires, like water flowing downward without knowing to stop, known as the "flow"; perverse as against the water up but do not know to stop, known as the "even"; outbreak of bestiality without restraint, known as the "desolate

Three, example sentences

1, the colorful world of music makes me linger, all kinds of moving notes form a thousand wonderful songs, touching.

2, in the windy and sunny days, we came to a mountainous and beautiful resort to fellowship, we marveled at the scenery here, so much so that we lingered after parting.

Expanded Information

A. Near synonyms of "linger and forget to return"

Liàn liàn bù shě]

Interpretation: describes not being able to leave.

Origin: Ming Feng Menglong, "Waking Up to the World - Xu Laosu's Righteous Anger to Become a Family": "What I am fond of; I love him alone."

Translation: the one I can't part with; I love him alone.

Two antonyms for linger:

迷途知返 [ mí tú zhī fǎn ]

Interpretation: to lose one's way and know to come back. It is a metaphor for realizing one's mistakes and knowing how to correct them.

Origin: Western Jin - Chen Shou, "Three Kingdoms Zhi-Wei Zhi-Yuan Shu Zhuan": "If one is lost and knows how to return, one can still avoid it."

Translation: If the mistake is corrected in time, it can still be avoided.