一个幽灵在欧洲游荡 yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.
  2. the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
个 gè numerary adjunct, piece; single
幽 yōu quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
灵 líng spirit, soul; spiritual world
在 zài be at, in, on; consist in, rest
欧 ōu translit.: Europe; ohm; surname
洲 zhōu continent; island; islet
游 yóu to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
荡 dàng pond, pool; wash away, cleanse