粵

靈ling4性sing3

simp灵性
ling4 sing3líng xìng

English

  1. spiritual nature
  2. spirituality
  3. intelligence (esp. in animals)
  4. intelligence (of an animal)
  5. perception to spiritual matters

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人以外動物嘅智慧或者似人嘅行為
  2. 形容一個人對靈異事物(例如鬼怪)嘅敏感度

Examples

  • 只係因為一個人有肉體,喺地球出世,唔代表佢明白地上世界嘅一切,只係因為佢死咗,唔代表佢明白靈性世界嘅一切。

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  • 佢靈性好強,睇到鬼。

    He is really perceptive to the supernatural and can see ghosts.

  • 狗係好有靈性嘅動物,所以同人好親近。

    The dog is a highly intelligent animal, and is therefore very conversant with people. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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