失魂落魄 |
shī hún luò pò |
(idiom) dazed; beside oneself |
失 |
shī |
to lose / to miss / to fail |
失魂 |
shī hún |
to panic |
魂 |
hún |
old variant of 魂 |
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 |
落 |
lào |
colloquial reading for 落 in certain compounds |
落 |
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 |
落魄 |
luò pò |
down and out / in dire straits / unrestrained / unconventional / also pr. [luo4 tuo4] |
魄 |
pò |
(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body) |