精靈
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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (精靈) | 精 | 靈 | |
| simp. (精灵) | 精 | 灵 | |
| anagram | 靈精／灵精 | ||
Noun
精靈
- (mythology) demon; spirit
- (mythology) elf
- (computing, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) wizard (a program routine designed to assist with a certain task)
- (computer graphics) sprite
Synonyms
- (demon):
- 凶煞 (xiōngshà) (literally or figuratively)
- 凶神 (xiōngshén) (literally or figuratively)
- 妖 (yāo)
- 妖孽 (yāoniè)
- 妖怪 (yāoguài)
- 妖物 (yāowù)
- 妖精 (yāojīng)
- 妖鬼 (yāoguǐ)
- 妖魔 (yāomó)
- 孽 (niè) (literary, or in compounds)
- 怪物 (guàiwu)
- 惡魔／恶魔 (èmó) (literally or figuratively)
- 煞 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 煞神 (shàshén) (literary, literally or figuratively)
- 精怪 (jīngguài)
- 邪魔 (xiémó)
- 魔 (mó) (literary, or in compounds)
- 魔障 (mózhàng) (Buddhism)
- 魔鬼 (móguǐ) (literally or figuratively)
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (精靈):
Pronunciation 2
energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (精靈) | 精 | 靈 | |
| simp. (精灵) | 精 | 灵 | |
| alternative forms | 精伶 | ||
| anagram | 靈精／灵精 | ||
Adjective
精靈
Synonyms
- 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
- 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
- 伶俐 (línglì)
- 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
- 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
- 性靈／性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
- 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)
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 靈 |
| せい Grade: 5 |
れい Hyōgaiji |
| kan’on | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 靈 |
| しょう Grade: 5 |
りょう Hyōgaiji |
| goon | |
Noun
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 靈 |
Noun
精靈 • (jeongnyeong) (hangeul 정령)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 精 | 靈 |
Noun
精靈