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 「驚心喪魄」, explained below.
The idiom 「驚心喪魄」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
Describes being extremely frightened. Also written as “shocking and horrified”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jīng xīn sàng pò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
geng1 sam1 song1/song3 paak3
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