# 亡魂
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wánghún
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mong$^4$ wan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mòng-fùn
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-hûn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wánghún
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wánghún
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^2$-hun$^2$
*** Yale: wáng-hwún
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanghwen
*** Palladius: ванхунь (vanxunʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mong$^4$ wan$^4$
*** Yale: mòhng wàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mong$^4$ wan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mong$^4$ wen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔːŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mòng-fùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: mong$^ˇ$ fun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mong$^2$ fun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /moŋ¹¹ fun¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-hûn
*** Tâi-lô: bông-hûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bonghuun
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² hun¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun²³/

### Noun

亡魂
* soul of a deceased person; ghost; specter
    From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
    Xǐxuě bǎinián zhī būfù, yǐ wèi zhōng jiāng zhī wánghún. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: Wen Xuan, 6th century CE
    Wánghún shì ér yǒngyuǎn xī, shí suì hū qí qiú jìn. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### 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 |

### Verb

亡魂
* to be terror-stricken
    From: Wen Xuan, 6th century CE
    Bǎi qín língjù, kuí qú bēn chù, sàng qíng wánghún, shī guī wàng qū. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties
    Shǐ guàn Dàyǎn yòu bì, wánghún ér zǒu. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

### References

* “Entry #162530”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.