Definition
魂灵 is a colloquial Chinese word for 'soul' or 'ghost', often used in everyday speech to refer to the spiritual essence of a person after death. It carries a more informal, folk-religion tone compared to the more literary 灵魂. You'll hear it in casual conversation, ghost stories, and traditional beliefs about the afterlife.
n.
(colloquial) soulspirit(colloquial) ghostapparition
Examples
- 魂灵。Tā xià de hǎoxiàng hún líng dōu fēi zǒu le.He was so scared it seemed like his soul had flown away.
- 魂灵。Lǎorén shuō rén sǐ hòu hún líng huì huí dào jiā lǐ.The old man said that after death, the soul returns home.
- 魂灵。Zhège gùshi lǐ yǒu yí ge kělián de hún líng.There is a pitiful ghost in this story.
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