黯然销魂

Traditional: 黯然銷魂

àn rán xiāo hún

Dictionary entry

overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

What does 黯然销魂 mean?

黯然销魂 (àn rán xiāo hún) has the following dictionary meaning.

1overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

Character breakdown

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黯àn(bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy 然ráncorrect · right 销xiāoto melt (metal) · to cancel; to annul 魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]

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黯然销魂

àn rán xiāo hún

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