靈犀
Chinese
alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence |
rhinoceros | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (靈犀) | 靈 | 犀 | |
| simp. (灵犀) | 灵 | 犀 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingshi
- IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ling4 sai1
- Yale: lìhng sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 sei1
- IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 靈 | 犀 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 郎丁切 | 先稽切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/leŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/leŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/lɛŋ/ | /sɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lɛjŋ/ | /sɛj/ |
| Li Rong |
/leŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Wang Li |
/lieŋ/ | /siei/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/lieŋ/ | /siei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
líng | xī |
Noun
靈犀
- rhinoceros horn
- (figuratively) sympathetic response; mutual sensitivity; meeting of minds
Derived terms
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