líng

spirit, soul; spiritual world

DEFINITIONS

靈 líng
  • quick
  • alert
  • efficacious
  • effective
  • to come true
  • spirit
  • departed soul
  • coffin

WORDS

一個幽在歐洲遊蕩 yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.; the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
真性 yī líng zhēn xìng soul; spirit
bù líng not work; be ineffective
二斑百 èr bān bǎi líng (bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
亞洲短趾百 yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
wáng líng departed spirit
人傑地 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
信息通 xìn xi líng tōng see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]
冥頑不 míng wán bù líng stupid; stubborn; pigheaded
利他 lì tā líng Ritalin (brand name); methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD); also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2]
精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài weird; bizarre
周轉不 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem
根 hā líng gēn Harlingen, the Netherlands
kū líng to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
sì líng four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
tú líng Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
獎 tú líng jiǎng Turing Award
在天之 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased
大短趾百 dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
shī líng out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)
wēi líng authority; prestige; supernatural spirit
頓 wēi líng dùn Wellington, capital of New Zealand (Tw); Wellington (name); Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1851)
shǒu líng to keep watch beside a coffin
小精 xiǎo jīng líng elf
通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
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