u linh

Một u linh nhẹ nhàng bay lượn trong khu rừng yên tĩnh.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The spirits of the dead; the souls of the deceased: Refers to the spiritual essence or ghosts of those who have died, often considered to inhabit the spiritual world.
   • The supernatural; the spiritual realm: Encompasses mysterious, ghostly, or otherworldly forces and entities beyond the natural world.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu rừng này được cho là nơi trú ngụ của u linh. (This forest is believed to be inhabited by spirits of the dead.)
  • Truyền thuyết đầy rẫy những câu chuyện về u linh. (Legends are full of tales about the supernatural.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a solemn, mysterious, or slightly ominous connotation, associated with ancestral spirits, ghosts, and the unseen world. It is frequently used in literary, folkloric, or spiritual contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Linh hồn (n): soul, spirit (generally of a person, living or dead).
• Hồn ma (n): ghost, specter.
• Âm hồn (n): spirit of the dead, often restless.

Synonyms

• Spirits: Disembodied souls or supernatural beings.
• The deceased: Those who have died.
• The supernatural: Phenomena beyond scientific understanding.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Vùng đất u linh: A haunted or spiritually charged land.
  • Họ không dám bước vào vùng đất u linh. (They did not dare to enter the haunted land.)
• Câu chuyện u linh: A ghost story or a tale of the supernatural.
  • Bà kể cho chúng tôi nghe một câu chuyện u linh. (She told us a ghost story.)