魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. spooked out of one's mind
  4. terror-stricken

CHARACTERS

魂 hún soul, spirit
飛 fēi fly; go quickly; dart; high
魄 pò vigor; body; dark part of moon
散 sàn scatter, disperse, break up