# 亡靈
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wánglíng
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mong$^4$ ling$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-lêng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wánglíng
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wánglíng
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^2$-ling$^2$
*** Yale: wáng-líng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangling
*** Palladius: ванлин (vanlin)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mong$^4$ ling$^4$
*** Yale: mòhng lìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mong$^4$ ling$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mong$^4$ ling$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔːŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-lêng
*** Tâi-lô: bông-lîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bongleeng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

### Noun

亡靈
* soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter
* undead

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鬼 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鬼, 鬼魂, 亡靈, 亡魂, 幽靈, 幽魂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鬼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鬼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鬼, 好兄弟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 鬼 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鬼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鬼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 鬼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 鬼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 鬼 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 鬼, 二五子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鬼, 矮老子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 鬼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Oudomxay | 鬼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鬼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 鬼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鬼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鬼, 污糟嘢, 嗰啲嘢 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 鬼 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鬼, 好兄弟 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鬼 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鬼 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鬼 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鬼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鬼, 鬼仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鬼, 鬼仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鬼, 鬼仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鬼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鬼, 鬼仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鬼 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鬼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鬼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 鬼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鬼仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鬼, 好兄弟 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鬼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鬼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鬼, 野客, 徐天老爺 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鬼 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 鬼, 老本煙 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鬼 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鬼 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 鬼, 矮路子, 浸老倌, 田几么, 田老倌 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 鬼 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 鬼 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 鬼 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 亡霊(ぼうれい) (bōrei)
* → Korean: 망령(亡靈) (mangnyeong)
* → Vietnamese: vong linh (亡靈)