netherworld; the realms of the dead and living
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the netherworld and the world of the living; the boundary between life and death
literaryLiterary term often used in classical or formal contexts to refer to the realm of the dead or the separation between the living and the deceased.
Tā他
men们
fū夫
qī妻
rú如
jīn今
yōu幽
míng冥
yǒng永
gé隔
，
lìng令
rén人
xī唏
xū嘘
。
The husband and wife are now forever separated by death, which is truly lamentable.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
tōng通
wǎng往
yōu幽
míng冥
shì世
jiè界
。
Legend has it that this road leads to the netherworld.
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Zài在
yōu幽
míng冥
zhī之
zhōng中
，
tā他
kàn看
dào到
le了
yǐ已
gù故
de的
qīn亲
rén人
。
In the realm of the dead, he saw his deceased relatives.
Yōu幽
míng冥
yǒng永
gé隔
，
cǐ此
shēng生
zài再
wú无
xiāng相
jiàn见
zhī之
rì日
。
Separated forever by death, there will be no day to meet again in this life.