靈長

See also: 灵长

Chinese

		alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (靈長)		靈	長
simp. (灵长)		灵	长
Literally: “intelligent and developed”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): língzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ zoeng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: língzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingjaang
  - IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ zoeng²
  - Yale: lìhng jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴ zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/

Noun

靈長

Only used in 靈長目／灵长目 (Língzhǎngmù) and 靈長類／灵长类.

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