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灵魂出窍

líng hún chū qiàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
out-of-body experience
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d1ee4d46d8444778. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

靈魂出竅 灵魂出窍 [ling2 hun2 chu1 qiao4] /out-of-body experience/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 靈魂出竅

  • 灵
    líng

    quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin

  • 魂
    hún

    soul / spirit / immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

  • 窍
    qiào

    hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.