líng

spirit, soul; spiritual world

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

板 tōng líng bǎn Ouija board
xié líng evil spirits
dū líng Torino; Turin (Italy)
長嘴百 cháng zuǐ bǎi líng (bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
shǎn líng The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel); ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
阿斯匹 ā sī pí líng aspirin (loanword) (Tw)
頓國家公墓 ā líng dùn guó jiā gōng mù Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
chú líng to expel spirits; (old) to end the period of mourning
丘 líng qiū Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
丘縣 líng qiū xiàn Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; panacea; elixir
位 líng wèi memorial tablet
便 líng biàn quick; agile; nimble; easy to handle; handy
光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha); a halo; a miraculous column of light; (slang) jolly good!
利 líng lì clever; bright; quick-witted
動 líng dòng to be quick-witted
台 líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
台縣 líng tái xiàn Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
命 líng mìng the will of Heaven; the will of God
堂 líng táng mourning hall; funeral hall
塔 líng tǎ memorial pagoda
壽 líng shòu Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
壽縣 líng shòu xiàn Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
妙 líng miào wonderful; ingenious
媒 líng méi spirit medium