回魂

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	soul
trad. (回魂)		回	魂
simp. #(回魂)		回	魂

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ wan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-hûn

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ wan⁴
    • Yale: wùih wàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ wan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ wen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ wɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-hûn
    • Tâi-lô: huê-hûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'huun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² hun¹³/

Verb

回魂

1. (Cantonese, of a soul) to return home after death
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to return from the dead; to revive after death

Synonyms

• 還魂／还魂 (huánhún)