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): ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōulíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • 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 edit 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/

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• 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

1. 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
	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

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)
• → Vietnamese: u linh (幽靈)

Japanese

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

Noun

幽(ゆう)靈(れい) • (yūrei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 幽霊

Korean

Hanja in this term
幽	靈

Noun

幽靈 • (yuryeong) (hangeul 유령)

1. hanja form^? of 유령