亡魂

Chinese

		to die; to perish	soul
trad. (亡魂)		亡	魂
simp. #(亡魂)		亡	魂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wánghún

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ wan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mòng-fùn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-hûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wánghún
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wánghún
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-hun²
    • Yale: wáng-hwún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanghwen
    • Palladius: ванхунь (vanxunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ wan⁴
    • Yale: mòhng wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòng-fùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: mong^ˇ fun^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mong² fun²
    • Sinological IPA: /moŋ¹¹ fun¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: bông-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bonghuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² hun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun²³/

Noun

亡魂

1. soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter

   • 洗雪百年之逋負，以慰忠將之亡魂。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     洗雪百年之逋负，以慰忠将之亡魂。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Xǐxuě bǎinián zhī būfù, yǐ wèi zhōng jiāng zhī wánghún. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 亡魂逝而永遠兮，時歲忽其遒盡。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     亡魂逝而永远兮，时岁忽其遒尽。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wen Xuan, 6^th century CE

     Wánghún shì ér yǒngyuǎn xī, shí suì hū qí qiú jìn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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
	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

Verb

亡魂

1. to be terror-stricken

   • 百禽㥄遽，騤瞿奔觸，喪情亡魂，失歸忘趨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     百禽㥄遽，骙瞿奔触，丧情亡魂，失归忘趋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wen Xuan, 6^th century CE

     Bǎi qín língjù, kuí qú bēn chù, sàng qíng wánghún, shī guī wàng qū. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 矢貫大眼右臂，亡魂而走。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     矢贯大眼右臂，亡魂而走。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties

     Shǐ guàn Dàyǎn yòu bì, wánghún ér zǒu. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• “Entry #162530”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.