冤魂
yuān hún
Pinyin

Definition

冤魂
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yuān hún
  1. ghost of one who died unjustly
  2. departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

幽魂
yōu hún
  1. 1 ghost
  2. 2 spirit (of the dead)
灵魂
líng hún
  1. 1 soul
  2. 2 spirit
惊魂
jīng hún
  1. 1 in a panicked state
  2. 2 frightened
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
冤
yuān
  1. 1 injustice
  2. 2 grievance
  3. 3 wrong
冤家
yuān jia
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe
  3. 3 (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
冤枉
yuān wang
  1. 1 to accuse wrongly
  2. 2 to treat unjustly
  3. 3 injustice
  4. 4 wronged
  5. 5 not worthwhile
洗冤
xǐ yuān
  1. 1 lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. 2 fig. to right a wrong
  3. 3 to redress an injustice
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
迷魂
mí hún
  1. 1 to bewitch
  2. 2 to enchant
  3. 3 to cast a spell over sb
销魂
xiāo hún
  1. 1 ecstasy
  2. 2 rapture
  3. 3 to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow
魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào
  1. 1 to be captivated
  2. 2 to wonder
  3. 3 enchanting
魂
hún
  1. 1 old variant of 魂[hún]
三魂
sān hún
  1. 1 three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
丢魂
diū hún
  1. 1 to be distracted
亡魂
wáng hún
  1. 1 soul of the deceased
  2. 2 departed spirit
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
冤仇
yuān chóu
  1. 1 rancor
  2. 2 enmity
  3. 3 hatred resulting from grievances
冤假错案
yuān jiǎ cuò àn
  1. 1 unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)
冤大头
yuān dà tóu
  1. 1 spendthrift and foolish
  2. 2 sb with more money than sense

Idioms (14)

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo
  1. 1 lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
  2. 2 fascinated
  3. 3 captivated
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind
魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
  1. 1 lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits
  2. 2 beside oneself
魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. 3 spooked out of one's mind
  4. 4 terror-stricken
黯然销魂
àn rán xiāo hún
  1. 1 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

Sample Sentences

唉，你看门外面那些冤魂，他们现在就等着勾我的魂啊。
ài ，nǐ kàn mén wàimian nàxiē yuānhún ，tāmen xiànzài jiù děng zhe gōu wǒ de hún ā 。
Mother: Ah! Look at all the vengeful spirits outside the door. They're waiting to steal my soul.
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