human world; world of the living
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the human world; the world of the living (as opposed to the underworld)
Refers to the realm of living humans, often contrasted with 阴间 (the underworld/netherworld) in traditional Chinese folk beliefs about life after death.
Rén人
sǐ死
hòu后
，
líng灵
hún魂
jiù就
huì会
lí离
kāi开
yáng阳
jiān间
。
After a person dies, the soul will leave the world of the living.
Zài在
yáng阳
jiān间
zuò做
le了
huài坏
shì事
，
dào到
le了
yīn阴
jiān间
huì会
shòu受
dào到
chéng惩
fá罚
。
If you do bad things in the human world, you will be punished when you reach the underworld.
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Tā他
xiāng相
xìn信
yáng阳
jiān间
hé和
yīn阴
jiān间
shì是
xiāng相
tōng通
de的
。
He believes that the world of the living and the underworld are connected.