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灵
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Definitions
- 1. quick
- 2. alert
- 3. efficacious
- 4. effective
- 5. to come true
- 6. spirit
- 7. departed soul
- 8. coffin
Words Containing 灵
panacea
well-informed source; person with inside information
departed spirit
Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[sān mén xiá], Henan
(bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
clever
capable
All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)
mourning hall
rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
Turing Award
spirit medium
panacea
Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui
Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded \Little Smart\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75444,52120,young person,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75445,52120,youngster,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75446,52121,(bird species of China) Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 75447,52122,homophone group (group of homophone characters
lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
memorial tablet
Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
to communicate with the spirits
Ouija board
the Smurfs
quick
telepathy
coffin containing a corpse
the Smurfs
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
smart
Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui
to be quick-witted
to keep watch beside a coffin
spiritual
(of senses, mind etc) alert
Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[xīng ān], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[cháng jiāng] to the Pearl River 珠江[zhū jiāng]
spiritual influence (of mountains etc)
spiritual nature
Elvish (language of elves)
see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiāo xi líng tōng]
Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.
to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
see 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]
skylark
clever
(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller \Chicken Soup for the Soul\)
treasure of spirits
in the depth of one's soul
to expel spirits
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
divine light (around the Buddha)
voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller
memorial pagoda
(bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Wellington, capital of New Zealand
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
four divinities
(bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)
Charismatic Movement
the will of Heaven
nimble
Harlingen, the Netherlands
clever
to quiver
long life and prosperity
quick and skillful
authority
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel)
agile
to be well-informed
receiver sensitivity
to torment the people (idiom)
(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
(literary) the people
(bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
soul
hearse
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
mind map
spirit
(of fruit etc) fresh
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
stupid
Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
columbarium
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
lark
not work
inspiration
Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
(jocular) clever and quick-witted person
a civet (arboreal cat)
specter
a bier
weird
out of order (of machine)
(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
spirit tablet
Wellington (name)
Charismatic Christianity
green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
soul
Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia
a goblin
(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
Holy Ghost
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
dishwashing liquid
effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
Reiki (palm healing)
Guangling county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
god
key figure
Ritalin (brand name)
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
soul
Guangling county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
spiritual
evil spirits
(of a supernatural or divine being) to appear
wonderful; ingenious; clever
flexibility
Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
a Daoist talisman
Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[sān mén xiá], Henan
Linggu temple (Nanjing)
(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
tongues (spiritual gift)
(level of) sensitivity
bright
kindred spirits
Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu
out-of-body experience
spirit world
deft
fast and abundant (news)
Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
elf
Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi
the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text
soul and spirit of the deceased
(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed
soul
efficacious
civet (arboreal cat)
sudden inspiration
to have a cash flow problem
spiritual world
Torino
deity
Pentecost
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
bier
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
legendary magic potion of immortals
flexible
Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi
mental rapport