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

亡靈

1. soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter
2. undead

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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (亡靈):

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