ling4 gaai3靈界灵界
Jyutpingling4 gaai3
Yalelìhng gaai
Definition
The spirit world; the realm belonging to spirits or souls.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the supernatural or paranormal realm rather than a religious heaven or hell. It is frequently used in the context of ghost stories, horror films, or personal accounts of seeing spirits. The term carries a slightly mysterious or eerie tone, often implying a boundary between the living and the dead.
Examples
Do you believe that the spirit world really exists in this world?
Related words
Common phrases
to contact the spirit world
supernatural matters
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to religious afterlife concepts like heaven or hell, as it specifically denotes the realm of ghosts and spirits rather than a place of divine judgment.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
