亡靈

Chinese

to die; to perish
alert; departed soul; efficacious
alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
 
trad. (亡靈) 亡 靈
simp. (亡灵) 亡 灵

Pronunciation

Noun

亡靈

  1. soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter
  2. undead

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鬼 (“ghost”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 鬼
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 鬼, 鬼魂, 亡靈, 亡魂, 幽靈, 幽魂
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 鬼
Taiwan 鬼
Singapore 鬼, 好兄弟
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 鬼
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 鬼
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 鬼
Xi'an 鬼
Xining 鬼
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 鬼
Lanyin Mandarin Ürümqi 鬼
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 鬼, 二五子
Guilin 鬼
Liuzhou 鬼, 矮老子
Dagudi (Maliba) 鬼
Reshuitang (Longling) 鬼
Mae Salong (Lancang) 鬼
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 鬼
Oudomxay 鬼
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 鬼
Yangzhou 鬼
Cantonese Guangzhou 鬼
Hong Kong 鬼, 污糟嘢, 嗰啲嘢
Dongguan 鬼
Singapore (Guangfu) 鬼, 好兄弟
Gan Nanchang 鬼
Lichuan 鬼
Hakka Meixian 鬼
Yudu 鬼
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 鬼, 鬼仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 鬼, 鬼仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 鬼, 鬼仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 鬼
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 鬼, 鬼仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 鬼
Huizhou Jixi 鬼
Jin Taiyuan 鬼
Northern Min Jian'ou 鬼
Eastern Min Fuzhou 鬼
Southern Min Xiamen 鬼
Quanzhou 鬼
Zhangzhou 鬼
Tainan 鬼仔
Penang (Hokkien) 鬼
Singapore (Hokkien) 鬼, 好兄弟
Manila (Hokkien) 鬼
Singapore (Teochew) 鬼
Wu Shanghai 鬼, 野客, 徐天老爺
Suzhou 鬼
Hangzhou (Fuyang) 鬼, 老本煙
Wenzhou 鬼
Jinhua 鬼
Xiang Changsha 鬼, 矮路子, 浸老倌, 田几么, 田老倌
Xiangxiang 鬼
Loudi 鬼
Hengshan 鬼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (亡靈):
  • → Japanese: 亡霊(ぼうれい) (bōrei)
  • → Korean: 망령(亡靈) (mangnyeong)
  • → Vietnamese: vong linh (亡靈)
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