We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「驚魂落魄」, with its usage explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「驚魂落魄」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It is used to describe something that makes people feel deeply and is greatly shocked. Same as “horrified and distraught”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīng hún luò pò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
geng1 wan4 lok6 paak3
With an extensive collection of idioms, Chinese offers a wealth of expressions to explore. These learning resources aim to make your journey smoother and more rewarding.

