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丧魂失魄

sàng hún shī pòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) out of one's senses / shaken to the core / dazed
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1278c91fc67160d9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

喪魂失魄 丧魂失魄 [sang4 hun2 shi1 po4] /(idiom) out of one's senses; shaken to the core; dazed/

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Other forms in these source records: 喪魂失魄

  • 丧
    sāng

    mourning / funeral / (old) corpse

    sàng

    to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged

  • 魂
    hún

    soul / spirit / immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

  • 魄
    pò

    (literary) soul / mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.