sān hún qī pò

三魂七魄 (sān hún qī pò) is a Chinese word meaning “three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man”.

Meanings

  1. 1three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man

Characters in 三魂七魄

三sān · three魂hún · soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)七qī · seven魄pò · (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

Related words

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