神魂顛倒

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Chinese

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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

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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. [Pinyin]
Young ladies fell in love with him, becoming so obsessed with him that they didn't think of their own families.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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神魂顛倒

  1. (sometimes derogatory) possessed; obsessed