魂不守舍

húnbùshǒushè
  1. to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. to be inattentive
  3. to be frightened out of one's mind

CEDICT

to be inattentive; to have lost one's concentration

Wiktionary

神魂不在人体内。比喻心神恍惚不定。《红楼梦．第九八回》：「我看宝玉竟是魂不守舍，起动是不怕的。」《官场现形记．第二三》：「贾臬台见了这种女人，虽不至魂不守舍，然而坐在上头，就觉得有点摇幌起来。」也作「魂不守宅」、「神不守舍」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 魂 hún old variant of 魂 hún
=1 魂 hún soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 守 shǒu
  1. to guard
  2. to defend
  3. to keep watch
  4. to abide by the law
  5. to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. nearby
  7. adjoining
4 舍 shè
  1. (bound form) residence; house
  2. (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹 shèmèi)
  3. (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里 lǐ

Related entries

旁骛 pángwù
  1. to be inattentive
  2. to be distracted by sth