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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wánglíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ ling⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-lêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wánglíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wánglíng
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-ling²
    • Yale: wáng-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangling
    • Palladius: ванлин (vanlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ ling⁴
    • Yale: mòhng lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: bông-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongleeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 亡靈

1. soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter

Synonyms

• 亡魂 (wánghún)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (亡靈):

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