魂飞天外 — “Scared out of one's wits”
魂飞天外 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Scared out of one's wits”. Extremely frightened or startled, as if one's soul has left the body. Literally, “soul flying out to heaven”.
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听到那个突如其来的巨响，她吓得魂飞天外，半天说不出话来
Hearing that sudden loud noise, she was scared out of her wits and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
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More idioms starting with 魂
- hún魂bù不shǒu守zhái宅absent-minded or in a daze
- hún魂bù不zhuó着tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不zhuó著tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不fù负tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂bù不fù赴tǐ体scared out of one's wits
- hún魂sàng丧shén神duó夺scared out of one's wits
- hún魂wáng亡dǎn胆luò落scared out of one's wits
- hún魂wáng亡pò魄shī失scared out of one's wits
- hún魂láo劳mèng梦duàn断exhausted from longing, sleepless dreams
- hún魂jīng惊dǎn胆luò落Soul startled, gall drops
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What does 魂飞天外 mean?
魂飞天外 (hún fēi tiān wài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Scared out of one's wits”.
How do you pronounce 魂飞天外?
魂飞天外 is pronounced hún fēi tiān wài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 魂飞天外 literally mean?
Literally, 魂飞天外 means “soul flying out to heaven”. It is used to mean “Scared out of one's wits”.
What is the Chinese definition of 魂飞天外?
形容万分恐惧，或受到某种刺激而失去了主宰。