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失魂落魄

失魂落魄

Chinese


simp. and trad. (失魂落魄)		失魂	落魄
Literally: “lost soul, dropped spirit”.

Idiom

失魂落魄

driven to distraction; panic-stricken; to lose one's wits

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shīhúnluòpò

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ wan⁴ lok⁶ paak³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shīhúnluòpò
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhwenluohpoh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sat¹ wan⁴ lok⁶ paak³
  - Yale: sāt wàhn lohk paak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ wan⁴ lok⁹ paak⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹ lɔːk̚² pʰɑːk̚³/