阴魂不散

陰魂不散
yīnhúnbùsàn
  1. lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive

CEDICT

to have a (often negative) lasting effect (with respect to a person or event that is now not existing)

Wiktionary

  1. 比喻人或事虽已不存在，影响力仍起一定作用。
  2. 谑称人尾随紧跟，穷追不捨。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 阴魂 yīnhún
  1. ghost
  2. spirit
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=3 散 sàn variant of 散 sàn
=3 散 sàn
  1. to scatter
  2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. to disperse
  4. to disseminate
  5. to dispel
  6. (coll.) to sack