聖靈

See also: 聖霊 and 圣灵

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (聖靈)		聖	靈
simp. (圣灵)		圣	灵
anagram		靈聖／灵圣

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shènglíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing³ ling⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sen¹ len³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Sṳn-lìn

  (Hailu, HRS): shin^ˇ lin

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sing⁴ leng²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Sèng-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sian³ lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shènglíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shènglíng
    • Wade–Giles: Shêng⁴-ling²
    • Yale: Shèng-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenqling
    • Palladius: Шэнлин (Šɛnlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
• 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:

      edit edit 性靈 / 性灵 聖靈 / 圣灵

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sen¹ len³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sen³³ len²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳn-lìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin lin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ lin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ lin¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: shin^ˇ lin
    • Sinological IPA: /ʃin¹¹ lin⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sing⁴ leng²
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Si̍ng-léng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiŋ⁴² lɛŋ¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sing⁴ leng² [Phonetic: sing¹ leng²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ lɛŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Sìng-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangleeng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sian³ lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàⁿ lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

聖靈

1. (Confucianism) spirit of a sage (e.g. Confucius)

   • 匪聖靈之宜宅，慨廟貌之不臧。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1497, 金宗直 (Kim Jong-jik), 《謁夫子廟賦》 (Rhapsody on visiting the temple of Confucius), 《佔畢齋集》

     bi seongnyeong ji ui taek, gae myo mo ji bu jang. [Sino-Korean]

     It was no fitting residence for the spirit of the Sage; I was indignant at how bad the appearance of the temple was.

Proper noun

聖靈

1. (Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost [from 1840s]
   • 1848, William Dean, 馬太傳福音書註釋 [The Gospel of Matthew in Chinese, with Explanatory Notes], page 2:

     在大字原文中，語句字義，多有不合漢文，此因原文乃由　聖靈所著之真經，不敢有少刪改，又以漢人文字譯之，其文理字義，恆有不恰好處。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     在大字原文中，语句字义，多有不合汉文，此因原文乃由　圣灵所著之真经，不敢有少删改，又以汉人文字译之，其文理字义，恒有不恰好处。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Zài dàzì yuánwén zhōng, yǔjù zìyì, duō yǒu bùhé hàn wén, cǐ yīn yuánwén nǎi yóu, shènglíng suǒ zhù zhī zhēn jīng, bùgǎn yǒu shào shāngǎi, yòu yǐ hànrén wénzì yì zhī, qí wénlǐ zìyì, héng yǒu bùqiàhǎo chù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1853, 高德 [Josiah Goddard], “馬太福音傳”, in 聖經新遺詔全書 [The New Testament in Chinese, Translated by Greek for the American & Foreign Bible Society], Ningpo, Matthew 3:11, pages 2–3:

     我浸爾於水，為悔改也，惟後我而來者，更勝於我，其履我不堪提。其將浸爾於聖靈及火。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     我浸尔于水，为悔改也，惟后我而来者，更胜于我，其履我不堪提。其将浸尔于圣灵及火。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Wǒ jìn ěr yú shuǐ, wèi huǐgǎi yě, wéi hòu wǒ ér lái zhě, gèng shèng yú wǒ, qí lǚ wǒ bùkān tí. Qí jiāng jìn ěr yú shènglíng jí huǒ. [Pinyin]

     I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.

   • 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。 [MSC, trad.]
     但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地，和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 1:8

     Dàn Shènglíng jiànglín zài nǐmen shēn shàng, nǐmen jiù bì dézháo nénglì, bìng yào zài Yēlùsālěng, Yóutài quándì, hé Sāmǎlìyà, zhídào dìjí, zuò wǒ de jiànzhèng. [Pinyin]

     But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Synonyms

Terms for the Holy Spirit in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	聖靈, 聖神 archaic or dialectal
Roman Catholic	聖神
Eastern Orthodox	聖靈
Church of the East	涼風, 盧訶寧俱沙, 淨風, 淨風王

• (obsolete) 聖風／圣风

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	靈
せい Grade: 6	れい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)靈(れい) • (Seirei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 聖霊: Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈 • (Seongnyeong) (hangeul 성령)

1. hanja form^? of 성령 (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈

1. chữ Hán form of Thánh Linh (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”)