hồn xiêu phách lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 魂消魄落 (“hun flies and po scatters”; SV: hồn tiêu phách lạc). Compare hồn phi phách tán (魂飛魄散).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˨˩ siəw˧˧ fajk̟̚˧˦ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˦˩ siw˧˧ fat̚˦˧˥ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˨˩ siw˧˧ fat̚˦˥ laːk̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

hồn xiêu phách lạc

(humorous, of being scared or frightened) very much
Synonyms: chết, chết khiếp, hết hồn, hồn phi phách tán

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