魂飛魄散
hún​fēi​pò​sàn

to be frightened out of one's wits

  • created sense approved 魂飞魄散/魂飛魄散 · hún​fēi​pò​sàn · to be frightened out of one's wits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    魂飞魄散 / 魂飛魄散

    hún​fēi​pò​sàn

    to be frightened out of one's wits

    to be extremely terrified; to be spooked out of one's mind; terror-stricken

    魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly 魄 (literal) → 魄 · pò · soul 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to disperse

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 魂飞魄散/魂飛魄散 · hún​fēi​pò​sàn · to die — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    魂飞魄散 / 魂飛魄散

    hún​fēi​pò​sàn

    to die

    (literary) literally meaning the soul leaves the body, used to describe passing away or losing one's life

    魂 (literal) → 魂 · hún · soul 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly 魄 (literal) → 魄 · pò · soul 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to disperse

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

    created sense