萬物之靈
Chinese
| everything; all things; all the universe | 's; him/her/it; this | alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (萬物之靈) | 萬物 | 之 | 靈 | |
| simp. (万物之灵) | 万物 | 之 | 灵 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): wànwùzhīlíng
- (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wànwùzhīlíng
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wànwùjhihlíng
- Wade–Giles: wan4-wu4-chih1-ling2
- Yale: wàn-wù-jr̄-líng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannwuhjyling
- Palladius: ваньучжилин (vanʹučžilin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
萬物之靈
- humans, the pinnacle of creation