銷魂

See also: 销魂

Chinese

		to melt; to do away with; to sell	soul
trad. (銷魂)		銷	魂
simp. (销魂)		销	魂
alternative forms		消魂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāohún

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ wan⁴
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): siau-hûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāohún
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄏㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaohún
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hun²
  - Yale: syāu-hwún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauhwen
  - Palladius: сяохунь (sjaoxunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ wan⁴
  - Yale: sīu wàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ wan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ wen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ wɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-hûn
  - Tâi-lô: siau-hûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siau'huun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiau⁴⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiau⁴⁴⁻²² hun¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiau³³ hun²⁴/

Verb

銷魂

to be overwhelmed with sorrow or joy; to be absent-minded because of extreme sadness, distress or joy

Derived terms

喪膽銷魂／丧胆销魂
銷魂奪魄／销魂夺魄
黯然銷魂／黯然销魂

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