| 三魂七魄 |
sān hún qī pò |
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三魂 |
sān hún |
three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect |
| 魂 |
hún |
old variant of 魂 |
| 魂 |
hún |
soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) |
| 七 |
qī |
seven / 7 |
| 七魄 |
qī pò |
seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires / contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls |
| 魄 |
pò |
(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body) |