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Chinese
Etymology
Originally used to describe Ruan Ji:
嗜酒能嘯，善彈琴，當其得意，忽忘形骸。時人多謂之癡。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
嗜酒能啸，善弹琴，当其得意，忽忘形骸。时人多谓之痴。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin
- Shìjiǔ néng xiào, shàn tánqín, dāng qí déyì, hū wàng xínghái. Shírén duō wèi zhī chī.
- He drank a good deal, and was fond of whistling and playing music. When thus excited, he would often lose touch with his physical body, earning himself the reputation of an idiot.
Pronunciation
Idiom
得意忘形
- to get carried away by one's excitement