失魂

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	soul
trad. (失魂)		失	魂
simp. #(失魂)		失	魂

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sat¹ wan⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sit² vun³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sat¹ wan⁴
    • Yale: sāt wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sed¹ wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sit² vun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sit̚⁵⁵ vun²²/

Adjective

失魂

1. (Cantonese) absent-minded; careless

   乜你咁失魂，又試打爛啲實驗儀器？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   乜你咁失魂，又试打烂啲实验仪器？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   mat¹ nei⁵ gam³ sat¹ wan⁴, jau⁶ si³ daa² laan⁶ di¹ sat⁶ jim⁶ ji⁴ hei³? [Jyutping]

   Why are you so absent-minded as to break the laboratory apparatus again?

Derived terms

• 失魂魚 / 失魂鱼