Definition
阴魂 refers to the soul or spirit of a deceased person, especially one who died under tragic or unjust circumstances and is believed to remain in the world as a ghost or apparition. You'll often hear it in the idiom 阴魂不散 (yīn hún bú sàn), meaning 'the ghost refuses to leave,' used literally or figuratively for a persistent problem or memory.
n.
soul of the dead (especially one with a grievance)ghostapparition(figurative) lingering harmful influencepersistent presence
Examples
- ，阴魂，。Tā sǐ le yǐhòu, yīn hún bú sàn, yìzhí zài lǎo fángzi lǐ páihuái.After he died, his spirit lingered, always wandering in the old house.
- 阴魂，。Nà ge wèntí jiù xiàng yīn hún yíyàng, shǐzhōng kùnrǎo zhe wǒ.That problem haunts me like a ghost.
- 阴魂，。Jiāzú de yīn hún sìhū cóng wèi xiāosàn, yǐngxiǎng zhe měi yí dài rén.The family's ghost seems never to fade, affecting every generation.
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