在天之灵

Traditional: 在天之靈

zài tiān zhī líng

Dictionary entry

soul and spirit of the deceased

What does 在天之灵 mean?

在天之灵 (zài tiān zhī líng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1soul and spirit of the deceased

Character breakdown

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在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 天tiānday · sky 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 灵língquick · alert

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在天之灵

zài tiān zhī líng

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