走火入魔

zǒuhuǒrùmó
  1. to be obsessed with sth; to go overboard
  2. (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation

CEDICT

buddhism

Entry Composition

1 走火 zǒuhuǒ
  1. to go off accidentally
  2. to catch fire
2 入 rù
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to join; to become a member of
  3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时 rùshí)
  4. abbr. for 入声 rùshēng
  5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
3 魔 mó
  1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil
  2. (prefix) supernatural; magical