Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「神不守舍」, with more below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「神不守舍」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
The soul leaves the body, which is a metaphor for being lost and uneasy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shén bù shǒu shě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
san4 bat1 sau2 se3
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