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  ling6   jyutping
  ling4 ling3   pinyin
[] ling6 | [] ling4
[1] [v,n] order; command; decree
[2] [v] cause; make; arouse
[3] [n] season
[4] [adj] your good; your esteemed
[5] [n] ancient official title
[6] [n] short song set to a fixed tune

[] ling3 - Mandarin only | [] lim1
[loanword] ream (of paper)

[variant] (used in Japan and Korea)
nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#9)

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

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This word has been viewed 13986 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2013 03:19

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detail  ling6 jan4  ling4 ren2 = to make someone + verb (to be, to feel, etc.)
detail  ling6 dou3  ling4 dao4 = cause; make; result in
detail  haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3  xia4 ling4 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time
detail  si1 ling6  si1 ling4 = commanding officer
detail  si1 ling6 bou6  si1 ling4 bu4 = military headquarters; military upper command
detail  zi2 ling6  zhi3 ling4 = order; command; instruction
detail  zung2 si1 ling6  zong3 si1 ling4 = top military commander
detail  haa6 ling6  xia4 ling4 = to give an order
detail  ling6 jan4 zok3 au2  ling4 ren2 zuo4 ou3 = nauseating, to make one sick
detail  ling6 jan4 naan4 mong4  ling4 ren2 nan2 wang4 = unforgettable (because sth is extraordinary, impressive, astounding)
See all 69 compounds (CantoDict reports 70 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 令
detail 隔籬周不時打通麻雀令到同屋滋擾
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]
detail audio 今次環遊世界大開眼界
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.
detail 激將法毅力信心
We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.
detail 咁多對手競爭點樣先至令到自己脫穎而出
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?
detail 真係令人猝不及防
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.
detail 真係令人懷念一個世紀之後返嚟
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]
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