心靈

See also: 心灵 and 心霊

Chinese

		heart; mind	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (心靈)		心	靈
simp. (心灵)		心	灵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnlíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ling⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîm-lìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-lêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinlíng
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ling²
    • Yale: syīn-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinling
    • Palladius: синьлин (sinʹlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ ling⁴
    • Yale: sām lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîm-lìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xim´ linˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xim¹ lin²
    • Sinological IPA: /sim²⁴ lin¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-lêng
    • Tâi-lô: sim-lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simleeng
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² leŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

Noun

心靈

1. psyche; mind; spirit

   觀世音菩薩心靈法門 [MSC, trad.]
   观世音菩萨心灵法门 [MSC, simp.]

   guānshìyīn púsà xīnlíng fǎmén [Pinyin]

   The Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door

Derived terms

• 心靈學／心灵学 (xīnlíngxué)
• 心靈感應／心灵感应 (xīnlíng gǎnyìng)
• 心靈手巧／心灵手巧
• 心靈福至／心灵福至
• 心靈雞湯／心灵鸡汤 (xīnlíng jītāng)
• 心靈音樂／心灵音乐
• 福至心靈／福至心灵

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (心靈):

• → Japanese: 心霊(しんれい) (shinrei)
• → Korean: 심령(心靈) (simnyeong)
• → Vietnamese: tâm linh (心靈)

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “心靈” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].