hún bù shǒu shèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be preoccupied (idiom) / to be inattentive / to be frightened out of one's mind
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Original source entry:

魂不守舍 魂不守舍 [hun2 bu4 shou3 she4] /to be preoccupied (idiom)/to be inattentive/to be frightened out of one's mind/

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魂不守舍
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