天靈靈，地靈靈

See also: 天灵灵，地灵灵

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (天靈靈，地靈靈)		天	靈	靈	，	地	靈	靈
simp. (天灵灵，地灵灵)		天	灵	灵	，	地	灵	灵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiān líng líng, dì líng líng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ , ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiān líng líng, dì líng líng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ , ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tian líng líng, dì líng líng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹ ling² ling², ti⁴ ling² ling²
    • Yale: tyān líng líng-, dì líng líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian ling ling, dih ling ling
    • Palladius: тянь лин лин, ди лин лин (tjanʹ lin lin, di lin lin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵/

Idiom

天靈靈，地靈靈

1. a spell said by a wizard or shaman (similar to abracadabra)
2. (literally) spirit of sky and spirit of land answering