性靈
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See also: 性灵
Chinese
[edit]sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence | ||
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trad. (性靈) | 性 | 靈 | |
simp. (性灵) | 性 | 灵 | |
anagram | 靈性/灵性 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìnglíng
- Wade–Giles: hsing4-ling2
- Yale: syìng-líng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqling
- Palladius: синлин (sinlin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sing3 ling4
- Yale: sing lìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing3 ling4
- Guangdong Romanization: xing3 ling4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
性靈/性灵
聖靈/圣灵
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]性靈
Adjective
[edit]性靈
Synonyms
[edit]- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
- 伶俐 (línglì)
- 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
- 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
- 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
- 明慧 (mínghuì)
- 明智 (míngzhì)
- 機敏/机敏 (jīmǐn)
- 機智/机智 (jīzhì)
- 機穎/机颖 (literary)
- 機警/机警 (jījǐng)
- 機靈/机灵
- 活絡/活络 (Wu)
- 睿智 (ruìzhì)
- 穎異/颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
- 精濟/精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 精齊/精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 聰慧/聪慧 (cōnghuì)
- 聰敏/聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
- 聰明/聪明 (cōngmíng)
- 聰穎/聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
- 英明 (yīngmíng)
- 調皮/调皮 (tiáopí)
- 靈/灵 (líng)
- 靈光/灵光 (6lin-kuaon) (Wu)
- 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
Derived terms
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- Chinese terms spelled with 性
- Chinese terms spelled with 靈
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