spiritual wandering; visionary travel
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Meanings
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to wander in spirit; to visit in one's imagination; to travel vicariously
literaryLiterary expression describing an imaginary journey where one's spirit or mind travels to a place while the body remains. Often used with places of great distance, nostalgia, or fantasy.
Gù故
guó国
shén神
yóu游
，
duō多
qíng情
yīng应
xiào笑
wǒ我
，
zǎo早
shēng生
huá华
fà发
。
My spirit wanders to the homeland; the sentimental should laugh at me, for my hair has turned gray too soon.
Tā他
bì闭
mù目
yǎng养
shén神
，
shén神
yóu游
yú于
shān山
shuǐ水
zhī之
jiān间
。
He closed his eyes to rest, wandering in spirit among the mountains and rivers.
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Yuè阅
dú读
kē科
huàn幻
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
lìng令
rén人
yǒu有
shēn身
lín临
qí其
jìng境
、
shén神
yóu游
tiān天
wài外
zhī之
gǎn感
。
Reading science fiction gives one the feeling of being present in person and wandering beyond the heavens.
Shén神
yóu游
tiān天
wài外
，
wàng忘
hū乎
suǒ所
yǐ以
。
Wandering in spirit to the outer heavens, forgetting oneself entirely.