







幽明异路 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the living world and the afterlife are separate paths”. The living and the dead are forever parted. Literally, “The dark and the bright are different paths”.

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Open the tool →幽明异路 (yōu míng yì lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the living world and the afterlife are separate paths”.
幽明异路 is pronounced yōu míng yì lù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 幽明异路 means “the dark and the bright are different paths”. It is used to mean “the living world and the afterlife are separate paths”.
幽明:阴间和阳间。阴间和阳间是不同的道路