一个幽灵在欧洲游荡

Traditional form:

一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩

Pinyin (reading):

Yīgèyōulíngzài Oūzhōuyóudàng

Definitions:

• Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa ("A specter is haunting Europe", the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto")

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 个 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 幽 - quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
• 灵 - spirit, soul; spiritual world
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 欧 - Europe, ohm; surname
• 洲 - continent; island
• 游 - to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
• 荡 - pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 個 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 幽 - quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
• 靈 - spirit, soul; spiritual world
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 歐 - Europe, ohm; surname
• 洲 - continent; island
• 遊 - sto wander, to travel, to roam
• 蕩 - pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out