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在天之灵

zài tiān zhī língdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
soul and spirit of the deceased
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-db14121f67d78594. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

在天之靈 在天之灵 [zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2] /soul and spirit of the deceased/

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Other forms in these source records: 在天之靈

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 灵
    líng

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.