靈驗
Chinese
alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence |
to examine; to test; to check | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (靈驗) | 靈 | 驗 | |
| simp. (灵验) | 灵 | 验 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ling4 jim6
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): lin2 ngiam4
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): leng2 ngieng5
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: língyàn
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: língyàn
- Wade–Giles: ling2-yen4
- Yale: líng-yàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lingyann
- Palladius: линъянь (linʺjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /liŋ³⁵ jɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ling4 jim6
- Yale: lìhng yihm
- Cantonese Pinyin: ling4 jim6
- Guangdong Romanization: ling4 yim6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɪŋ²¹ jiːm²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: leng2 ngieng5 [Phonetic: leng4 ngieng5]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: léng-ngiāng
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɛŋ¹³⁻⁴² ŋiɛŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: leng2 ngieng5 [Phonetic: leng4 ngieng5]
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɛŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ŋiɛŋ²¹/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-giām
- Tâi-lô: lîng-giām
- Phofsit Daibuun: lenggiam
- IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiam⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiam²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiam³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiam³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: lêng5 ngiam7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lêng ngiām
- Sinological IPA (key): /leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋiam¹¹/
- (Hokkien)
Adjective
靈驗
- effective; efficacious
- (of a prediction) accurate; correct
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 靈驗 (“effective; efficacious”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 靈 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 靈驗, 靈 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 靈驗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 靈 |
| Xi'an | 靈, 靈應 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 靈, 靈光 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靈擎 |
| Hong Kong | 靈, 靈擎 | |
| Taishan | 靈 | |
| Dongguan | 靈擎 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 靈 |
| Pingxiang | 靈 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 靈擎, 靈驗 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 靈, 靈光 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 靈感, 靈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 靈, 靈影 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 靈聖 |
| Quanzhou | 靈聖 | |
| Zhangzhou | 靈聖 | |
| Tainan | 靈聖 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 靈 | |
| Shantou | 靈驗, 靈 | |
| Leizhou | 靈 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 靈 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 靈, 靈光, 靈泛 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 靈 | |
| Suzhou | 靈 | |
| Danyang | 靈光 | |
| Hangzhou | 靈 | |
| Ningbo | 靈 | |
| Wenzhou | 靈, 靈光 | |
Derived terms
- 不靈驗 / 不灵验
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 靈 | 驗 |
| れい Hyōgai |
げん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 靈驗 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 靈驗, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 靈 | 驗 |
Noun
靈驗 • (yeongheom) (hangeul 영험)