樂不思蜀

See also: 乐不思蜀

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	not; no	to think; to consider	Shu Han
trad. (樂不思蜀)		樂	不	思	蜀
simp. (乐不思蜀)		乐	不	思	蜀

Etymology

From Sanguozhi:

他日，王問禪曰：「頗思蜀否？」禪曰：「此間樂，不思蜀。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

他日，王问禅曰：“颇思蜀否？”禅曰：“此间乐，不思蜀。” [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE

Tārì, wáng wèn Chán yuē: “Pō sī Shǔ fǒu?” Chán yuē: “Cǐ jiān lè, bùsī Shǔ.” [Pinyin]

Another day, the prince (Sima Zhao) asked Liu Shan, “Do you still miss Shu very much?” Liu Shan replied, “I enjoy life here and don't miss Shu at all.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lèbùsīshǔ
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄕㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ bat¹ si¹ suk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lèbùsīshǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄕㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lèbùsihshǔ
  - Wade–Giles: lê⁴-pu⁴-ssŭ¹-shu³
  - Yale: lè-bù-sz̄-shǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehbusyshuu
  - Palladius: лэбусышу (lɛbusyšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ bat¹ si¹ suk⁶
  - Yale: lohk bāt sī suhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ bat⁷ si¹ suk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ bed¹ xi¹ sug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/

Idiom

樂不思蜀

(derogatory) to have so much fun that one forgets one's origins, or that one has to return; to indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty; to be too happy to be homesick