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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「銷魂蕩魄」, with its usage explained below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「銷魂蕩魄」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

Describes the state of being obsessed with something due to envy or love. Same as “soul-stirring”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiāo hún dàng pò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu1 wan4 dong6 paak3

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.