性靈

性靈

See also: 性灵

Chinese

		sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (性靈)		性	靈
simp. (性灵)		性	灵
anagram		靈性／灵性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnglíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ ling⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sèng-lêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xìnglíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqling
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnglíng
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: sing³ ling⁴
    • Yale: sing lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ling⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 性靈／性灵 聖靈／圣灵

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangleeng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/

Noun

性靈

1. personality; temperament; character
2. (Buddhism) soul
3. spirituality

Adjective

性靈

1. intelligent; bright; brilliant

Derived terms

性靈說／性灵说

獨抒性靈／独抒性灵 (dúshūxìnglíng)