流連

流连
liúlián
  1. to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)
  2. to linger on

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to be forced to migrate and be separated from each other
  2. (literary) to enjoy oneself and forget to go home
  3. (literary) to repeat
  4. (literary) to shed tears
  5. to be forced to migrate and be separated from each other
  6. to be reluctant to leave; to linger
  7. to enjoy oneself and forget to go home
  8. to repeat
  9. to shed tears

Wiktionary

  1. 貪戀玩樂而忘歸。
  2. 留滯、徘徊不忍離去。《三國志．卷一五．魏書．劉馥傳》：「封符指期，無流連之吏。」《文選．傅亮．為宋公修張良廟教》：「游九京者，亦流連於隨會。」也作「留連」。
  3. 轉徙離散。
  4. 流淚。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade
2 連 lián
  1. to link
  2. to join
  3. to connect
  4. continuously
  5. in succession
  6. including
  7. (used with 也 yě, 都 dōu etc) even
  8. company (military)

Containing this entry

流連忘返 liúliánwàngfǎn
  1. to linger
  2. to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

Related entries

浪蕩 làngdàng
  1. to loiter
  2. to hang around
  3. dissolute
  4. licentious
閒混 xiánhùn to loiter
縈繞 yíngrào
  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle
我昨晚一整夜沒睡好，因為有許多事情縈繞在我的心頭。

I couldn't sleep well last night because there were lots of things on my mind.

Source: Tatoeba

繚繞 liáorào
  1. (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward
  2. (of a sound) to linger on
不絕於耳 bùjuéyúěr
  1. (of sound) to never stop
  2. to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. to linger on