乐不思蜀

樂不思蜀
lèbùsīshǔ
idiom #49,864

Meanings

  1. 1 so happy one forgets home
  2. 2 to enjoy oneself so much one forgets one's duties

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài guówài guò de lèbùsīshǔ, lián Chūnjié dōu bù huí jiā.
He is having such a good time abroad that he won't even come home for Spring Festival.
HSK 6
Háizi zài wàipó jiā lèbùsīshǔ, dǎ diànhuà jiào tā huílai, tā yě bù kěn.
The kid is so happy at his grandma's that even when we phone to tell him to come back, he refuses.

Tips

history
After Shu Han fell in 263, its last ruler 刘禅 was kept in Luoyang. When 司马昭 asked whether he missed Shu, he answered 此间乐,不思蜀, 'it is pleasant here; I don't think of Shu'.
mistakes
乐 is lè 'happy' here, not yuè 'music'.

Stroke Order

乐 lè
不 bù
思 sī
蜀 Shǔ