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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìnglíng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ ling⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sèng-lêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìnglíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìnglíng
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-ling²
  - Yale: syìng-líng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqling
  - Palladius: синлин (sinlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sing³ ling⁴
  - Yale: sing lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ling⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ling⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    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

(literary) personality; temperament; character
(Buddhism) soul
spirituality

Adjective

性靈

(literary) intelligent; bright; brilliant

Synonyms

Synonyms of 性靈

了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
伶俐 (línglì)
敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
明慧 (mínghuì)
明智 (míngzhì)
英明 (yīngmíng)
鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
睿智 (ruìzhì)
機敏／机敏 (jīmǐn)
機智／机智 (jīzhì)
機警／机警 (jījǐng)

機靈／机灵 (jīling)
穎異／颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
精濟／精济 (Min Nan, of a child)
精靈／精灵 (jīnglíng)
精齊／精齐 (Min Nan, of a child)
聰慧／聪慧 (cōnghuì)
聰敏／聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
聰明／聪明 (cōngmíng)
聰穎／聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
調皮／调皮 (tiáopí)
靈／灵 (líng)

Derived terms

性靈說／性灵说

獨抒性靈／独抒性灵 (dúshūxìnglíng)

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