陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

CHARACTERS

陰 yīn 'female' principle; dark; secret
魂 hún
HSK 6
soul, spirit
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
散 sàn
HSK 4
scatter, disperse, break up