靈 (ling4 leng4 | ling2) : spirit, soul

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靈

ling4 leng4

ling2

[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.

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Stroke count: 24

Level: 3

Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

靈 / 灵

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萬試萬靈 maan6 si3 maan6 ling4 wan4 shi4wan4 ling2 = it works every time; proven successful numerous times

心靈 sam1 ling4 xin1 ling2 = internal spirit

機靈 gei1 ling4 ji1 ling2 = clever; quick-witted

幽靈 jau1 ling4/leng4 you1 ling2 = dark spirit, specter, apparition, ghost; black magic

精靈 zing1 ling4 jing1 ling2 = spirit, fairy, elf

靈機 ling4 gei1 ling2 ji1 = brainwave, sudden inspiration

心靈上 sam1 ling4 soeng6 xin1 ling2 shang4 = spiritual

靈敏度 ling4 man5 dou6 ling2 min3 du4 = (level of) sensitivity

靈童 ling4 tung4 = holy child

靈魂 ling4 wan4 ling2 hun2 = soul; spirit

阿斯匹靈 aa3 si1 pat1 ling4 a3 si1 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

靈芝 ling4 zi1 = ling chi; lingzhi; reishi mushroom; Ganoderma lucidum

靈機一觸 ling4 gei1 jat1 zuk1 = flash of inspiration; the exclamation "Eureka!"

亞士匹靈 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4 = aspirin 粵

小精靈 siu2 zing1 ling4 xiao3 jing1 ling2 = elf

靈性 ling4 sing3 ling2 xing4 = spirituality

接收器靈敏度 zip3 sau1 hei3 ling4 man5 dou6 jie1 shou1 qi4 ling2 min3 du4 = receiver sensitivity

靈長目動物 ling4 zoeng2 muk6 dung6 mat6 = primate

靈長目 ling4 zoeng2 muk6 ling2 zhang3 mu4 = primate

靈牌 ling4 paai4 = ancestral tablet

心靈相通 sam1 ling4 soeng1 tung1 xin1 ling2 xiang1 tong1 = likemindedness, empathy

靈活 ling4 wut6 ling2 huo2 = flexibility; flexible, nimble, agile

靈感 ling4 gam2 ling2 gan3 = inspiration

蠱靈精怪 gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 = behaving in a weird or secretive manner 粵

身手靈敏 san1 sau2 ling4 man5 = quick action

幽靈片 jau1 ling4 pin3*2 you1 ling2 pian4 = ghost film

人老精鬼老靈 jan4 lou5 zing1 gwai2 lou5 leng4 = wiser with age 粵

心有靈犀 sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1 xin1 you3 ling2 xi1 = knows what the other is thinking about, or how the other acts

阿士匹靈 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4 a3 shi4 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

靈舍 ling4 se3 = especially, particularly 粵

精乖靈利 zeng1 gwaai1 ling4 lei6 = intelligent and obedient 粵

紅幽靈 hung4 jau1 ling4 hong2 you1 ling2 = red phantom quartz

生靈塗炭 sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4 = people suffering and in misery

心靈感應 sam1 ling4 gam2 jing3 xin1 ling2 gan3 ying4 = telepathy

靈媒 ling4 mui4 ling2 mei2 = spirit medium

屬靈 suk6 ling4 shu3 ling2 = spiritual

威靈頓街 wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1 wei1 ling2 dun4 jie1 = Wellington Street, Central & Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

靈活性 ling4 wut6 sing3 ling2 huo2 xing4 = 1. agility 2. flexibility

巴結有錢人好過拜靈菩薩 baa1 git3 jau5 cin4*2 jan4 hou2 gwo3 baai3 leng4 pou4 saat3 ba1 jie5 you3 qian2 ren2 hao3 guo4 bai4 ling2 pu2 sa4 = it is worthwhile to rub shoulders with the wealthy 粵

靈魂體 ling4 wan4 tai2 ling2 hun2 ti3 = spirit, soul and body

身心靈 san1 sam1 ling4 shen1 xin1 ling2 = body, mind and spirit

靈藥 ling4 joek6 ling2 yao4 = an effective remedy, elixir

靈異 ling4 ji6 ling2 yi4 = mysterious; strange; supernatural; occult

靈修 ling4 sau1 ling2 xiu1 = devotions; quiet time

靈堂 ling4 tong4 ling2 tang2 = funeral hall; mourning hall

在天之靈 zoi6 tin1 zi1 ling4 zai4 tian1 zhi1 ling2 = spirit of a deceased person

靈巧 ling4 haau2 ling2 qiao3 = skillful; adroit; dexterous

神靈 san4 ling4 shen2 ling2 = gods; deities

寵物小精靈 cung2 mat6 siu2 zing1 ling4 = Pokémon(Pokemon) 粵

靈車 ling4 ce1 = hearse

藍精靈 laam4 zing1 ling4 lan2 jing1 ling2 = Smurfs; triazolam 粵

古靈精怪 gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 gu3 ling2 jing1 guai4 = strange; weird; grotesque 粵

百靈 baak3 ling4 = Braun

廣靈 gwong2 ling4 guang3 ling2 = Guangling (place in Shanxi)

靈寶 ling4 bou2 ling2 bao3 = Lingbao (city in Henan)

靈川 ling4 cyun1 ling2 chuan1 = Lingchuan (place in Guangxi)

都靈 dou1 ling4 = Turin, Torino

靈格風 ling4 gaak3 fung1 ling2 ge2 feng1 = Linguaphone

速治靈 cuk1 zi6 ling4 = Imodium (anti-diarrhea medication)

圖靈機 tou4 ling4 gei1 tu2 ling2 ji1 = a Turing Machine (comp sci)

心靈傳動 sam1 ling4 cyun4 dung6 = telekinesis (supernatural ability to move sth by thought power)

都靈裹屍布 dou1 ling4 gwo2 si1 bou3 = the Shroud of Turin

好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈 hou2 ge3 m4 leng4 cau2 ge3 leng4 = ill news is too often true 粵

靈擎 leng4 keng4 = effective; accurate 粵

扶靈 fu4 ling4 fu2 ling2 = carry a coffin

設靈 cit3 ling4 she4 ling2 = a vigil prepared for family members of a deceased person

凶靈 hung1 leng4 xiong1 ling2 = vicious spirit

萬靈丹 maan6 ling4 daan1 wan4 ling2 dan1 = panacea

靈魂樂 ling4 wan4 ngok6 ling2 hun2 le4 = Soul music

靈機一動 ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 = a flash of inspiration 國

冥頑不靈 ming4 waan4 bat1 ling4 ming2 wan2 bu4 ling2 = dimwitted; obstinate; thickheaded; inflexible

Showing 1 example containing 靈

一隻古靈精怪嘅動物粵
A weird and imaginative animal.

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