陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
陰 yīn
overcast (weather); cloudy
魂 hún HSK 6
spirit; soul
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
散 sàn HSK 4
to scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting etc)