聖靈

聖靈

See also: 聖霊 and 圣灵

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (聖靈)		聖	靈
simp. (圣灵)		圣	灵
anagram		靈聖／灵圣

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shènglíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): sing³ ling⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): sen¹ len³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sṳn-lìn
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): Sèng-lêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sian³ lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shènglíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shènglíng
    • Wade–Giles: Shêng⁴-ling²
    • Yale: Shèng-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenqling
    • Palladius: Шэнлин (Šɛnlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: sing³ ling⁴
    • Yale: sing lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 性靈／性灵 聖靈／圣灵

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: sen¹ len³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sen³³ len²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳn-lìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: siin linˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ lin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ lin¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: Sìng-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangleeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sian³ lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàⁿ lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

聖靈

1. (Confucianism) spirit of a sage (e.g. Confucius)

   • 匪聖靈之宜宅，慨廟貌之不臧。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1497, 金宗直 (Kim Jong-jik), 《謁夫子廟賦》 (Rhapsody on visiting the temple of Confucius), 《佔畢齋集》

     bi seongnyeong ji ui taek, gae myo mo ji bu jang. [Sino-Korean]

     It was no fitting residence for the spirit of the Sage; I was indignant at how bad the appearance of the temple was.

Proper noun

聖靈

1. (Protestantism, uncommon in Min Nan) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

   • 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。 [MSC, trad.]
     但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地，和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 1:8

     Dàn Shènglíng jiànglín zài nǐmen shēn shàng, nǐmen jiù bì dézháo nénglì, bìng yào zài Yēlùsālěng, Yóutài quándì, hé Sāmǎlìyà, zhídào dìjí, zuò wǒ de jiànzhèng. [Pinyin]

     But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Synonyms

• (common in Catholicism and Min Nan, archaic in Protestantism) 聖神／圣神 (Shèngshén)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	靈
せい Grade: 6	れい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)靈(れい) • (Seirei)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 聖霊)

1. Kyūjitai form of 聖霊: Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

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Korean

Hanja in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈 • (Seongnyeong) (hangeul 성령)

1. Hanja form^? of 성령 (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈

1. chữ Hán form of Thánh Linh (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).