欲仙欲死

Traditional form:

欲仙欲死

Pinyin (reading):

yùxiānyùsǐ

Definitions:

• (idiom) to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)

Characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 仙 - god; fairy; immortal, transcendent
• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 仙 - god; fairy; immortal, transcendent
• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible