靈機一動

Chinese

		sudden inspiration; brainwave	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (靈機一動)		靈機	一	動
simp. (灵机一动)		灵机	一	动

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): língjīyīdòng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄧㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ gei¹ jat¹ dung⁶
Min Nan (POJ): lêng-ki-it-tōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: língjīyīdòng [Phonetic: língjīyídòng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄧㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingjiyi1donq
  - IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ gei¹ jat¹ dung⁶
  - Yale: lìhng gēi yāt duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ gei¹ jat⁷ dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ géi¹ yed¹ dung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʊŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-ki-it-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-ki-it-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengki'itdong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

Idiom

靈機一動

to be struck by a brainwave; to hit upon a clever idea

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