魂不守舍 in English hun2 bu4 shou3 she4 Meaning

Meanings

• to be preoccupied (idiomatic expression)
• to be inattentive
• to be frightened out of one's mind

Pinyin

hun2 bu4 shou3 she4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

魂hun2old variant of 魂[hun2] 不bu4(negative prefix) 守shou3to guard 舍she3to give up