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丧魂落魄

sàng hún luò pòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
scared out of one's wits (idiom) / in a panic
Sources & editorial notes

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-8038f025885e700e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

喪魂落魄 丧魂落魄 [sang4 hun2 luo4 po4] /scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 喪魂落魄

  • 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)

  • 落
    là

    to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind

    lào

    colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

    luò

    to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement

  • 魄
    pò

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.