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犀

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Definitions

  1. 1. rhinoceros
  2. 2. sharp

Example Sentences

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我們心有靈 犀 。
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Words Containing 犀

冠斑犀鸟
guān bān xī niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

木犀
mù xi

osmanthus

木犀肉
mù xi ròu

pork and scrambled eggs

棕颈犀鸟
zōng jǐng xī niǎo

(bird species of China) rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

犀利
xī lì

sharp

犀牛
xī niú

rhinoceros

犀鸟
xī niǎo

hornbill

白喉犀鸟
bái hóu xī niǎo
花冠皱盔犀鸟
huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo

(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)

双角犀
shuāng jiǎo xī

two-horned rhinoceros

双角犀鸟
shuāng jiǎo xī niǎo

(bird species of China) great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

灵犀
líng xī

rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers

灵犀一点通
líng xī yī diǎn tōng

mental rapport

灵犀相通
líng xī xiāng tōng

kindred spirits

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