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樂不思蜀
  lok6 bat1 si1 suk6   jyutping
  le4 bu4 si1 shu3   pinyin
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty

An allusion to Emperor of in the story 三國演義.

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
樂不思蜀 / 乐不思蜀

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Characters in this word:

 lok6 ngok6 ngaau6  -  joy; music; be fond of
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 si1 si3 soi1  -  think; consider; long for; thinking; feeling
 suk6  -  Shu - another name for Sichuan province
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