| 靈 | 511B05 31D.30-4 | 部居  | 畫數 24 | ㄌㄧㄥˊ [ling2] . [Arch.  ; pop.  ] | ||
| N. | (1) Spirit, soul: 神靈 spirit, the gods; 精靈，幽靈 soul of departed; 靈魂 [ling2hun2]↓. (2) Spiritual world, power: 顯靈 (of gods, idol) show supernatural power; 通靈 in touch with spiritual world; 靈感 inspiration; 靈修 attending to spiritual things. (3) Coffin; spirit tablet: 停靈 deposit coffin pending burial; 扶靈 carry the hearse; 靈骨 collected bones of deceased relative; 靈牌，靈位，靈柩 [ling2pai2], [ling2wei4], [ling2jiu4]↓. (4) The people: 生靈 10.11. (5) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) (Of persons) intelligent, bright, clever, 靈巧，靈敏 [ling2qiao3], [ling2min3]↓. (2) (Of things) alert, responsive, alive: 靈通，靈便，靈活 [ling2tong1], [ling2bian4], [ling2huo2]↓. (3) Spiritual, pertaining to the spirits: 靈魂，靈氣 [ling2hun2], [ling2qi4]↓. (4) (Of med.) efficacious: 靈驗 [ling2yan4]↓; (of things) work well; 這把鎖靈不靈 does this lock work? 不靈 do not work properly. | |||||
| Words | 1. 靈便 [ling2bian4], adj., light and convenient. 2. 靈車 [ling2che1], n., the hearse carriage. 3. 靈櫬 [ling2chen4], n., the hearse. 4. 靈巧 [ling2qiao3], adj., clever, (of devices) well made. 5. 靈竅 [ling2qiao4], adj. & n., wit, intelligence. 6. 靈氣 [ling2qi4], n., (of beautiful mountains) spiritual influence or atmosphere: 靈氣所鍾 such influence on persons born in certain place. 7. 靈床 [ling2chuang2], n., deathbed; person's bed and room furniture kept as when he was living. 8. 靈感 [ling2gan3], n., inspiration (in writing). 9. 靈慧 [ling2hui4], adj., (of person, child) very intelligent. 10. 靈活 [ling2huo2], adj., quick in response, alert; (style of writing, descriptive passage) alive, interesting. 11. 靈魂 [ling2hun2], n., soul; departed spirit. 12. 靈機 [ling2ji1], n., (sudden) inspiration: 靈機一動 a bright idea occurs. 13. 靈柩 [ling2jiu4], n., coffin and scaffold support. 14. 靈芝 [ling2zhi1], n., a mythic plant of long life. 15. 靈貓 [ling2mao1], n., (zoo.) the civet cat (also called 香貓，香貍). 16. 靈敏 [ling2min3], adj., intelligent, quick to respond. 17. 靈牌 [ling2pai2], n., spirit tablet. 18. 靈山 [ling2shan1], certain fairies’ abode (Buddhist, Taoist). 19. 靈效 [ling2xiao4], n. & adj., efficacy, -cious. 20. 靈性 [ling2xing4], n., man's spiritual nature. 21. 靈修 [ling2xiu1], v.i., to retreat for spiritual contemplation. 22. 靈秀 [ling2xiu4], adj., delicately beautiful (person, landscape). 23. 靈透 [ling2tou4], adj., very clever. 24. 靈通 [ling2tong1], n., as in 消息靈通 quick, efficient report of news. 25. 靈座 [ling2zuo4], n., seat of spirit tablet. 26. 靈位 [ling2wei4], n., ditto. 27. 靈驗 [ling2yan4], n. & adj. efficacy, -cious (of prayer, medicine). | |||||