走火入魔 zǒu huǒ rù mó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

走 zǒu
HSK 2
walk, go on foot; run; leave
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
魔 mó
HSK 6
demon, evil spirits; magic power