飘飘欲仙 (piāo piāo yù xiān) — euphoric and carefree, feeling as if floating on air; (less common) complacent, self-satisfied
Definition
A chengyu describing a blissful, weightless, euphoric feeling — 'as if about to float up and become an immortal.' Used for physical relaxation or a happy, airy high, not for arrogance.
idiom
euphoric and carefreefeeling as if floating on air(less common) complacentself-satisfied
Examples
- ，飘飘欲仙。Tā ná dào guàn jūn hòu, zhěng gè rén piāo piāo yù xiān.After winning the championship, he felt as if he were floating on air.
- ，飘飘欲仙，。Pào wán wēn quán hòu, tā gǎn jué piāo piāo yù xiān, fēi cháng shū fu.After soaking in the hot spring, she felt light and carefree, very comfortable.
- ，飘飘欲仙。Hē le jǐ bēi jiǔ hòu, tā yǒu diǎn piāo piāo yù xiān de gǎn jué.After a few glasses of liquor, he felt a bit buoyant and euphoric.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
飘飘 suggests floating, and 欲仙 says about to become immortal.
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