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We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「驚魂未定」, explained below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「驚魂未定」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

It means that one’s mood has not calmed down after being frightened.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīng hún wèi dìng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

geng1 wan4 mei6 ding6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.