Definition

1. 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.)