斷魂
duàn​hún

to be overwhelmed with sorrow

  • created sense approved 断魂/斷魂 · duàn​hún · to be overwhelmed with sorrow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断魂 / 斷魂

    duàn​hún

    to be overwhelmed with sorrow

    (literary) to be overcome with grief, melancholy, or deep infatuation, as if one's soul has left the body

    断, 魂

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 断魂/斷魂 · duàn​hún · to die — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断魂 / 斷魂

    duàn​hún

    to die

    (literary) for the soul to leave the body; to pass away

    断, 魂

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break 魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense