流连

流連
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. 贪恋玩乐而忘归。
  2. 留滞、徘徊不忍离去。《三国志．卷一五．魏书．刘馥传》：「封符指期，无流连之吏。」《文选．傅亮．为宋公修张良庙教》：「游九京者，亦流连于随会。」也作「留连」。
  3. 转徙离散。
  4. 流泪。

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 连 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

流连忘返 liúliánwàngfǎn
  1. to linger
  2. to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

Related entries

浪荡 làngdàng
  1. to loiter
  2. to hang around
  3. dissolute
  4. licentious
闲混 xiánhùn to loiter
萦绕 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

缭绕 liáorào
  1. (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward
  2. (of a sound) to linger on
不绝于耳 bùjuéyúěr
  1. (of sound) to never stop
  2. to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. to linger on