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喪魂落魄

简丧魂落魄 · 繁喪魂落魄

Mandarin · pinyin sàng hún luò pò

scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic

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魂: hún · soul, spirit
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
魄: pò · vigor; body; dark part of moon
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral

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4–2–4–4 · sang4 hun2 luo4 po4

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song3 wan4 lok6 paak3

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(idiomatic) synonym of 失魂落魄 (shīhúnluòpò)

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