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丧胆销魂 — “To be scared out of one's wits”

丧胆销魂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be scared out of one's wits”. To be utterly terrified and lose all courage.

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丧胆销魂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

丧胆销魂 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
丧
sàng8lose, mourn, funeral
胆
dǎn9gallbladder, courage, liner
销
xiāo12sell, cancel, or destroy
魂
hún14soul or spirit

Example Sentence with 丧胆销魂

夜晚的森林里,突如其来的野兽吼叫声,让探险者们丧胆销魂。
The sudden roar of a wild beast in the night forest made the explorers utterly terrified.

Idioms Related to 丧胆销魂

Synonyms of 丧胆销魂

  • sàng丧dǎn胆wáng亡hún魂scared out of one's wits
  • sàng丧dǎn胆xiāo消hún魂scared out of one's wits

More idioms starting with 丧

  • sàng丧lún伦bài败xíng行abandon human relations and corrupt conduct
  • sàng丧tiān天hài害lǐ理commit outrageous and immoral acts
  • sàng丧shī失dài殆jìn尽utterly lost or depleted
  • sàng丧jiā家zhī之quǎn犬a homeless, desperate, abandoned person
  • sàng丧jiā家zhī之gǒu狗a lost and helpless person
  • sàng丧jìn尽tiān天liáng良utterly devoid of conscience
  • sàng丧shī师rǔ辱guó国lose army, disgrace nation
  • sàng丧xīn心bìng病kuáng狂utterly depraved, irrational, and frenzied
  • sàng丧míng明zhī之tòng痛profound sorrow of losing a child
  • sàng丧quán权rǔ辱guó国forfeit rights and disgrace the nation
  • sàng丧qì气guǐ鬼a killjoy or gloomy person

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Questions about 丧胆销魂

What does 丧胆销魂 mean?

丧胆销魂 (sàng dǎn xiāo hún) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be scared out of one's wits”.

How do you pronounce 丧胆销魂?

丧胆销魂 is pronounced sàng dǎn xiāo hún in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 丧胆销魂?

丧、销:失去。形容惊恐到极点。

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