return from the dead; superstitious revival
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to return from the dead; to be resurrected
literaryA superstitious term used in folklore, traditional stories, and religious contexts to describe the soul returning to a dead body.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
yī一
xiē些
dào道
shì士
huì会
huán还
hún魂
shù术
。
Legend has it that some Taoist priests know resurrection magic.
Nà那
běn本
zhì志
guài怪
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
huán还
hún魂
de的
gù故
shì事
。
That supernatural novel contains a story about someone returning from the dead.
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Mín民
jiān间
mí迷
xìn信
rèn认
wéi为
，
rén人
sǐ死
qī七
tiān天
yǒu有
kě可
néng能
huán还
hún魂
。
Folk superstition holds that a person may return from the dead seven days after death.