魂飞魄散

Traditional: 魂飛魄散

hún fēi pò sàn

Dictionary entry

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)

What does 魂飞魄散 mean?

魂飞魄散 (hún fēi pò sàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)

2fig. to be frightened stiff

3spooked out of one's mind

4terror-stricken

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魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]飞fēito fly 魄pò(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)散sànvariant of 散[san4]

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