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  ling4 leng4   jyutping
  ling2   pinyin
[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.
nounAdditional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 24
Level: 3
Radical: (#173)

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

This word has been viewed 9982 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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detail  maan6 si3 maan6 ling4  wan4 shi4wan4 ling2 = it works every time; proven successful numerous times
detail  sam1 ling4  xin1 ling2 = internal spirit
detail  gei1 ling4  ji1 ling2 = clever; quick-witted
detail  jau1 ling4/leng4  you1 ling2 = dark spirit, specter, apparition, ghost; black magic
detail  zing1 ling4  jing1 ling2 = spirit, fairy, elf
detail  ling4 gei1  ling2 ji1 = brainwave, sudden inspiration
detail  sam1 ling4 soeng6  xin1 ling2 shang4 = spiritual
detail  ling4 man5 dou6  ling2 min3 du4 = (level of) sensitivity
detail  ling4 tung4   = holy child
detail  ling4 wan4  ling2 hun2 = soul; spirit
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Showing 1 example containing 靈
detail 古靈精怪動物
A weird and imaginative animal.
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