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Chinese
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sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
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alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
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trad. (性靈)
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性
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靈
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simp. (性灵)
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性
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灵
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anagram
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靈性/灵性
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
性靈
- (literary) personality; temperament; character
- (Buddhism) soul
- spirituality
Adjective
性靈
- (literary) intelligent; bright; brilliant
Synonyms
- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
- 伶俐 (línglì)
- 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
- 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
- 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
- 明慧 (mínghuì)
- 明智 (míngzhì)
- 機敏/机敏 (jīmǐn)
- 機智/机智 (jīzhì)
- 機穎/机颖 (literary)
- 機警/机警 (jījǐng)
- 機靈/机灵
- 活絡/活络 (Wu)
- 睿智 (ruìzhì)
- 穎異/颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
- 精濟/精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 精靈/精灵 (jīnglíng)
- 精齊/精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
- 聰慧/聪慧 (cōnghuì)
- 聰敏/聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
- 聰明/聪明 (cōngmíng)
- 聰穎/聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
- 英明 (yīngmíng)
- 調皮/调皮 (tiáopí)
- 靈/灵 (líng)
- 靈光/灵光 (6lin-kuaon) (Wu)
- 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
Derived terms