The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「失魂落魄」, detailing its meaning and use.
The idiom 「失魂落魄」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Soul and spirit: In the old days, the spirit that can exist in the human body apart from the body was called soul, and the spirit that can appear by relying on the body was called spirit. Describes the look of panic, worry, restlessness and abnormal behavior.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shī hún luò pò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sat1 wan4 lok6 paak3
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