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

three

魂

hún

soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

七

qī

seven

魄

pò

(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)