灵犀 靈犀
灵犀 靈犀 líng xī ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ling4 sai1
- rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
- fig. mutual sensitivity
- tacit exchange of romantic feelings
- a meeting of minds
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灵 靈
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
- 心灵 心靈 xīn líng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sam1 ling4 bright
- 机灵 機靈 jī ling ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ gei1 ling4 clever
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 灵感 靈感 líng gǎn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ ling4 gam2 creative inspiration
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- 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ling4 man5 smart
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 灵通 靈通 líng tōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ling4 tung1 fast and abundant (news)
- 灵验 靈驗 líng yàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ ling4 jim6 efficacious
- 灵魂 靈魂 líng hún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ling4 wan4 soul
- 水灵灵 水靈靈 shuǐ líng líng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ling4 ling4 see 水灵
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 不灵 不靈 bù líng ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ bat1 ling4 not work
- 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mong4 ling4 spirit of the dead; departed soul
- 哭灵 哭靈 kū líng ㄎㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ huk1 ling4 to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
- 四灵 四靈 sì líng ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 ling4 four divinities
- 图灵 圖靈 Tú líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 ling4 Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and logician, widely recognized as a founder of computer science
- 威灵 威靈 wēi líng ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ wai1 ling4 authority
- 守灵 守靈 shǒu líng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sau2 ling4 to keep watch beside a coffin
犀
- 木犀 mù xi ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄒㄧ muk6 sai1 osmanthus
- 犀利 xī lì ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˋ sai1 lei6 sharp
- 犀牛 xī niú ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˊ sai1 ngau4 rhinoceros
- 犀鸟 犀鳥 xī niǎo ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ sai1 niu5 hornbill
- 木犀肉 mù xi ròu ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄒㄧ ㄖㄡˋ muk6 sai1 juk6 pork and scrambled eggs
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- 双角犀 雙角犀 shuāng jiǎo xī ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧ soeng1 gok3 sai1 two-horned rhinoceros
- 冠斑犀鸟 冠斑犀鳥 guān bān xī niǎo ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ gun3 baan1 sai1 niu5 (bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
- 棕颈犀鸟 棕頸犀鳥 zōng jǐng xī niǎo ㄗㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ zung1 geng2 sai1 niu5 (bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
- 白喉犀鸟 白喉犀鳥 bái hóu xī niǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ baak6 hau4 sai1 niu5 (bird species of China) Austen's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus austeni)
- 双角犀鸟 雙角犀鳥 shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ soeng1 gok3 sai1 niu5 (bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- 灵犀相通 靈犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄥ ling4 sai1 soeng1 tung1 kindred spirits
Idioms with these characters
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 灵丹妙药 靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄠˋ ling4 daan1 miu6 joek6 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
Show 7 more idioms with 灵 靈
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 冥顽不灵 冥頑不靈 míng wán bù líng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4 (idiom) pigheaded
- 人杰地灵 人傑地靈 rén jié dì líng ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jan4 git6 dei6 ling4 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
- 生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
- 荼毒生灵 荼毒生靈 tú dú shēng líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 duk6 sang1 ling4 to torment the people (idiom)
- 药石无灵 藥石無靈 yào shí wú líng ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ joek6 sek6 mou4 ling4 (idiom) (of a sick person or disease) to be incurable
- 钟灵毓秀 鍾靈毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
Example sentences
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我们 我們 心 有 灵犀 靈犀 。
Our hearts are linked.
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他 和 我 简直 簡直 心 有 灵犀 靈犀 ， 才 刚 剛 说 說 一句 ， 另一 方 已经 已經 回应 回應 。
He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.
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