亡灵 (亡靈)
wáng líng
Pinyin
Definition
亡灵 (亡靈)
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- departed spirit
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
亡命之徒
- 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
- 2 fugitive
亡国灭种
- 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人为财死,鸟为食亡
- 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
- 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
人琴俱亡
- 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
- 2 death of a close friend
Sample Sentences
那场战争的战火遍及亚洲、欧洲、非洲、大洋洲,军队和民众伤亡超过一亿人,其中中国伤亡人数超过三千五百万,苏联死亡人数超过两千七百万。绝不让历史悲剧重演,是我们对当年为维护人类自由、正义、和平而牺牲的英灵,对惨遭屠杀的无辜亡灵的最好纪念。
The fire of war spread over Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania and over 100 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured, among which over 35 million Chinese were killed or injured, and over 27 million Soviets were killed or injured. Ensuring that we do our absolute best to prevent history from repeating itself by upholding the human freedom, justice and peace that these martyrs sacrificed their lives for, is the best way to remember the innocent departed souls who were massacred.