yōu​líng

ghost

  • created sense approved 幽灵/幽靈 · yōu​líng · ghost — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    幽灵 / 幽靈

    yōu​líng

    ghost

    spirit of a deceased person; specter; apparition

    幽 (literal) → 幽 · yōu · the underworld 灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · spirit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 幽灵/幽靈 · yōu​líng · phantom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    幽灵 / 幽靈

    yōu​líng

    phantom

    (metaphorical) something that exists in name only or appears unexpectedly, such as a fake voter or a computer virus

    幽 (literal) → 幽 · yōu · dim 灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · spirit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense