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ling4 leng4
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[1] spirit; soul [2] god; deity; holy/supernatural being [3] coffin or bier; thing concerning the deceased [4] very effective; efficacious; works well [5] bright; quick-witted; clever; sharp [6] nimble; agile; adroit; deft; smooth "ling4" is mainly used in literary situations, "leng4" is colloquial.
 Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 24
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 12552 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46 |
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萬試萬靈
maan6 si3 maan6 ling4 = it works every time; proven successful numerous times
心靈
sam1 ling4 = internal spirit
機靈
gei1 ling4 = clever; quick-witted
幽靈
jau1 ling4/leng4 = dark spirit, specter, apparition, ghost; black magic
精靈
zing1 ling4 = spirit, fairy, elf
靈機
ling4 gei1 = brainwave, sudden inspiration
心靈上
sam1 ling4 soeng6 = spiritual
靈敏度
ling4 man5 dou6 = (level of) sensitivity
靈童
ling4 tung4 = holy child
靈魂
ling4 wan4 = soul; spiritSee all 71 compounds |
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Unicode code for this character: U+9748 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 靈
Unicode code for this character: U+9748 (off-site link)
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