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心有靈犀

sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1

xin1 you3 ling2 xi1

knows what the other is thinking about, or how the other acts

Level: 3

心有靈犀 / 心有灵犀

心 sam1 xin1 - heart
有 jau5 jau6 you3 {you4} - have
靈 ling4 leng4 ling2 - spirit; soul; fairy; elf
犀 sai1 xi1 - [1] the rhinoceros [2] sharp-edged and hard (w

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唔使故意約埋，我哋兩個心有靈犀咖嘛粵 edit
There's no need to make arrangement, both of us know what the other thinks.

This word was added by bernard on 5th May 2008

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