vong hồn
Definition
- Noun:
- Spirit of the dead / Ghost: The disembodied soul or spirit of a deceased person, believed to exist in the afterlife or to be able to return to the world of the living.
- Soul / Essence: Can refer to the spiritual or immaterial essence of a person, especially after death.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người ta nói ngôi nhà cũ có vong hồn ám. (People say the old house is haunted by a spirit.)
- Cầu nguyện cho vong hồn người đã khuất. (Pray for the souls of the departed.)
Advanced Usage
- "vong hồn phiêu bạt" or "vong hồn lang thang": A wandering or lost soul.
- Truyền thuyết kể về những vong hồn phiêu bạt không nơi nương tựa. (The legend tells of wandering souls with no place to rest.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồn (n): Soul, spirit (often used interchangeably with "vong hồn" but can be more general).
- Linh hồn (n): Soul, spirit (often with a religious or philosophical connotation).
- Ma (n): Ghost, apparition (often implies a visible or more active manifestation than "vong hồn").
Synonyms
- Ghost: The spirit of a dead person.
- Spirit: The non-physical part of a person.
- Apparition: A ghostly figure.
- Shade (literary): A spirit of the dead.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Cứu vớt vong hồn: To save/deliver a soul (often from purgatory or damnation).
- Bài kinh cầu nguyện để cứu vớt vong hồn. (The prayer is to deliver souls.)
- Vong hồn bơ vơ: A forlorn or helpless soul.
- Câu chuyện thương tâm về những vong hồn bơ vơ sau chiến tranh. (The heartbreaking story of forlorn souls after the war.)