4 characters Idiom and proverb 24 994

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Today’s idiom is 「魂飛魄越」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Describes extreme fear and panic. Same as “soul-splitting”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hún fēi pò yuè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan4 fei1 paak3 yut6

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