销魂

銷魂
xiāohún
  1. ecstasy
  2. rapture
  3. to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

心迷神惑。《文选．江淹．别赋》：「黯然销魂者，唯别而已矣。」宋．苏轼〈浣溪沙．桃李溪边驻画轮〉词：「水连芳草月连云，几时归去不销魂。」也作「消魂」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 销 xiāo
  1. to melt (metal)
  2. to cancel; to annul
  3. to sell
  4. to expend; to spend
  5. pin; bolt
  6. to fasten with a pin or bolt
=2 魂 hún old variant of 魂 hún
=2 魂 hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

Containing this entry

黯然销魂 ànránxiāohún overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

Related entries

狂喜 kuángxǐ
  1. ecstasy
  2. rapt