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心有靈犀 (sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1) — knows what the other is thinking about, or how the other acts in Cantonese

samˉ¹心jauˏ₅有lingˎ₄靈saiˉ¹犀
简 心有灵犀
Mandarin Pinyin: xin1 you3 ling2 xi1

Meaning of 心有靈犀

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

Characters in 心有靈犀

心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
靈ling4
bright; quick-witted; clever; sharp
犀sai1
rhinoceros

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