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

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
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

Noun

亡靈

soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter
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
Jianghuai Mandarin	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
Gan	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, 赤佬
	Jinhua	鬼
Xiang	Changsha	鬼, 矮路子, 浸老倌, 田几么, 田老倌
	Xiangxiang	鬼
	Loudi	鬼
	Hengyang	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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亡	靈
ぼう Grade: 6	れい Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 亡靈 – see the following entry.

【亡霊ぼうれい】

[noun] a ghost; an apparition

(This term, 亡靈, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
亡	靈

Noun

亡靈 • (mangnyeong) (hangeul 망령)

hanja form^? of 망령 (“spirit, soul; specter”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
亡	靈

Noun

亡靈

chữ Hán form of vong linh (“soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter”)