三魂掉了二魂
sān​hún​diào​le'èr​hún

scared to death

  • created sense approved 三魂掉了二魂 · sān​hún​diào​le'èr​hún · scared to death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三魂掉了二魂

    sān​hún​diào​le'èr​hún

    scared to death

    (literary) literally meaning that two of one's three souls have left the body; describes being extremely terrified or frightened out of one's wits

    三魂 (literal) → 三魂 · sān​hún · three immortal souls 掉 (literal) → 掉 · diào · to fall 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul

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