4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 585

We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「丟魂喪膽」, explained below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「丟魂喪膽」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Describes being extremely frightened.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

diū hún sàng dǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

diu6 wan4 song1/song3 daam2

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