hún

technical
literary

Meaning of 魂魄

魂魄 means soul; spirit that can exist separately from the body. Pronounced hún pò.

  • soul; spirit that can exist separately from the body

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
shuō
rén
hòu
 
hún
huì
kāi
shēn
 

Legend says that after a person dies, the soul will leave the body.

bèi
xià
hún
fēi
sàn
 

He was scared out of his wits.

Dào
shì
shēng
chēng
néng
zhào
huí
de
hún
 

The Taoist priest claimed he could recall the departed soul.

Zài
xiē
mín
jiān
shì
 
yāo
guài
huì
shè
rén
de
hún
 

In some folk tales, monsters can steal a person's soul.