幽靈

See also: 幽霊 and 幽灵

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (幽靈)		幽	靈
simp. (幽灵)		幽	灵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōulíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ ling⁴ / jau¹ leng⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iu-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōulíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: youlíng
  - Wade–Giles: yu¹-ling²
  - Yale: yōu-líng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouling
  - Palladius: юлин (julin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jau¹ ling⁴ / jau¹ leng⁴
  - Yale: yāu lìhng / yāu lèhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ ling⁴ / jau¹ leng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ ling⁴ / yeo¹ léng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/, /jɐu̯⁵⁵ lɛːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    丘陵
    幽靈 / 幽灵
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: iu-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuleeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

Middle Chinese: 'jiw leng

Rime
Character	幽	靈
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	幽 (138)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	於虯切	郎丁切
Baxter	'jiw	leng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪu/	/leŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɨu/	/leŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔieu/	/lɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjiw/	/lɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕu/	/leŋ/
Wang Li	/iəu/	/lieŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔieu/	/lieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yōu	líng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau¹	ling⁴

Noun

幽靈

specter; apparition; ghost

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鬼 (“ghost”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
Jianghuai Mandarin	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
Gan	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

Derived terms

家幽靈蛛 / 家幽灵蛛 (jiāyōulíngzhū)
幽靈蛛 / 幽灵蛛 (yōulíngzhū)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (幽靈):

→ Japanese: 幽霊(ゆうれい) (yūrei)
→ Okinawan: 幽霊(ゆーりー) (yūrī)
→ Korean: 유령(幽靈) (yuryeong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幽	靈
ゆう Grade: S	れい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

幽(ゆう)靈(れい) • (yūrei)

Kyūjitai form of 幽霊

Korean

Hanja in this term
幽	靈

Noun

幽靈 • (yuryeong) (hangeul 유령)

hanja form^? of 유령