粵

靈ling4犀sai1

simp灵犀
ling4 sai1líng xī

English

  1. rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
  2. fig. mutual sensitivity
  3. tacit exchange of romantic feelings
  4. a meeting of minds

Examples

  • 我們心有靈犀。

    Our hearts are linked.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 他和我简直心有灵犀,才刚说一句,另一方已经回应。

    He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.

    Tatoeba · sirpoot CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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