yōu
míng

Meaning of 幽明

幽明 means the netherworld and the world of the living; the boundary between life and death. Pronounced yōu míng.

  • the netherworld and the world of the living; the boundary between life and death

Definitions & Examples

men
jīn
yōu
míng
yǒng
 
lìng
rén
 

The husband and wife are now forever separated by death, which is truly lamentable.

Chuán
shuō
zhè
tiáo
tōng
wǎng
yōu
míng
shì
jiè
 

Legend has it that this road leads to the netherworld.

Zài
yōu
míng
zhī
zhōng
 
kàn
dào
le
de
qīn
rén
 

In the realm of the dead, he saw his deceased relatives.

Yōu
míng
yǒng
 
shēng
zài
xiāng
jiàn
zhī
 

Separated forever by death, there will be no day to meet again in this life.