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性靈

性靈

See also: 性灵

Chinese

		sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; 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

Noun

性靈

personality; temperament; character
(Buddhism) soul

Adjective

性靈

intelligent; bright; brilliant

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xìnglíng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìnglíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqling
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ ling⁴
  - Yale: sing lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ling⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: sìng-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangleeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/