One's vital spirits; one's soul and corporeal spirits. Often used to describe a state of extreme shock, fear, or profound emotional distress, as if one's spirit has left the body.
听到那个突如其来的巨响，他吓得三魂七魄都快散了，好一会儿才回过神来。
Upon hearing the sudden loud noise, he was so utterly terrified that he felt his vital spirits scattering, and it took him a while to compose himself.
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