魂不守舍

hún bù shǒu shè

Dictionary entry

to be preoccupied (idiom)

What does 魂不守舍 mean?

魂不守舍 (hún bù shǒu shè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be preoccupied (idiom)

2to be inattentive

3to be frightened out of one's mind

Character breakdown

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魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-守shǒuto guard · to defend 舍shěto give up; to abandon · to give alms

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魂不守舍

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