魂不守舍 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be preoccupied
• to be inattentive
• to be frightened out of one's mind

Character by character

• 魂húnsoul, spirit
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 守shǒuto defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to w
• 舍shèhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon,

Idioms sharing a character

• 借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún
• 丧魂失魄 sàng hún shī pò
• 丧魂落魄 sàng hún luò pò
• 失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò
• 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ
• 扬幡招魂 yáng fān zhāo hún
• 神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo
• 阴魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn
• 魂不附体 hún bù fù tǐ
• 魂牵梦萦 hún qiān mèng yíng

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