灵犀

靈犀

líng xī

Meanings

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líng xī

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

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Wiktionary

1.rhinoceros horn
2.meeting of minds; sympathetic response; mutual sensitivity

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Etymology

See 心有靈犀一點通／心有灵犀一点通 (xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng).

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Stroke order

Components

灵彐火

犀尸氺牛

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Derived terms

一點靈犀一点灵犀心有靈犀心有灵犀心有靈犀一點通心有灵犀一点通靈犀相通灵犀相通

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Related words

灵犀相通 kindred spirits 灵犀一点通 mental rapport 心有灵犀一点通 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one