三魂七魄

sān hún qī pò

Dictionary entry

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

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三魂七魄 (sān hún qī pò) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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三Sānsurname San 魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]七qīseven · 7 魄pò(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

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