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消魂

xiāo hún

2-character word

What 消魂 means

1. overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)
2. to feel transported

The characters in 消魂

• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 魂húnsoul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

Sounds the same

Read xiāo hún, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 销魂ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow

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