魂飞魄散 (魂飛魄散)
hún fēi pò sàn
Pinyin

Definition

魂飞魄散 (魂飛魄散)
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hún fēi pò sàn
  1. lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. spooked out of one's mind
  4. terror-stricken

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

散
sàn
  1. 1 variant: 散 sàn
幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
散发
sàn fā
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to emit
  3. 3 to issue
销魂
xiāo hún
  1. 1 ecstasy
  2. 2 rapture
  3. 3 to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter