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靈 (ling4) — bright; quick-witted; clever; sharp in Cantonese

lingˎ₄靈
简 灵
Mandarin Pinyin: ling2

Meaning of 靈

nounbright; quick-witted; clever; sharp
noungod; deity; holy/supernatural being
nounspirit; soul
nounnimble; agile; adroit; deft; smooth
nounvery effective; efficacious; works well
nouncoffin or bier; thing concerning the deceased

Example Sentences with 靈

一隻古靈精怪嘅動物
A weird and imaginative animal.
keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲lingˎ₄靈gamˊ²感guˉ¹枯git˗₃竭
His inspiration has dried up.
ziuˉ¹招hunˎ₄魂houˊ²好lingˎ₄靈gaa3.㗎。
Summoning spirits is very effective.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有deoi˗₃對lingˎ₄靈haauˊ²巧ge˗₃嘅sau2.手。
She has skillful hands.
neiˏ₅你seon˗₃信lingˎ₄靈muiˎ₄媒?
You believe in mediums?
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Words Containing 靈

靈長目ling4 zoeng2 muk6
primate — any member of an order of mammalian vertebrates with forward-facing eyes and opposing digits, e.g. human, ape, monkey etc.
冥頑不靈ming4 waan4 bat1 ling4
intrinsically stubborn and inactive
靈藥ling4 joek6
an effective remedy, elixir
靈芝ling4 zi1
ling chi; lingzhi; reishi mushroom; Ganoderma lucidum
靈舍ling4 se3
especially, particularly | Mand.: 特別 ; 尤其 ; 分外 ; 格外
心靈相通sam1 ling4 soeng1 tung1
likemindedness, empathy
靈修ling4 sau1
devotions; quiet time
在天之靈zoi6 tin1 zi1 ling4
spirit of a deceased person
靈性ling4 sing3
spirituality; intelligence
心有靈犀sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1
knows what the other is thinking about, or how the other acts
藍精靈laam4 zing1 ling4
the Smurfs - cartoon from the 1980s about some small blue-skinned humanoid creatures
靈巧ling4 haau2
skillful; adroit; dexterous

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