神魂顛倒

Chinese

to turn upside-down; to reverse; to be topsy-turvy
trad. (神魂顛倒) 神魂 顛倒
simp. (神魂颠倒) 神魂 颠倒

Etymology

From Stories to Awaken the World:

小娘們多有愛他的,奉得神魂顛倒,連家裡也不思想。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
小娘们多有爱他的,奉得神魂颠倒,连家里也不思想。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
From: Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE
Xiǎo niángmen duō yǒu ài tā de, fèng dé shénhúndiāndǎo, lián jiā lǐ yě bù sīxiǎng. [Pinyin]
Young ladies fell in love with him, becoming so obsessed with him that they didn't think of their own families.

Pronunciation


Idiom

神魂顛倒

  1. (sometimes derogatory) possessed; obsessed
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