神魂顛倒

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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:

娘們神魂顛倒思想 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
娘们神魂颠倒思想 [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.
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