销魂 (xiāo hún) — ecstasy; rapture; overwhelming joy; overwhelming sorrow; soul-crushing grief
Definition
A literary adjective meaning the soul is so shaken by an intense feeling — joy, sorrow, or aesthetic pleasure — that it transcends ordinary emotion.
adjective
ecstasyraptureoverwhelming joyoverwhelming sorrowsoul-crushing grief
Examples
- 销魂。Nà shǒu gē de xuán lǜ zhēn shì lìng rén xiāo hún.The melody of that song is truly soul-stirring.
- ，销魂。Lí bié shí de tòng chǔ, jī hū ràng tā xiāo hún.The pain of parting almost shattered his soul.
- ，销魂。Nà zhǒng měi dì gǎn shòu, zú yǐ xiāo hún.That kind of aesthetic feeling is enough to send one into ecstasy.
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