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灵犀

líng xī

2-character word Traditional 靈犀

What 灵犀 means

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

The characters in 灵犀

• 灵língquick; alert; efficacious
• 犀xīrhinoceros; sharp

Example sentences

• 我们心有灵犀。
  Wǒmen xīn yǒu língxī.
  Our hearts are linked.
• 他和我简直心有灵犀，才刚说一句，另一方已经回应。
  Tā hé wǒ jiǎnzhí xīn yǒu língxī, cái gāng shuō yījù, lìngyī fāng yǐjīng huíyìng.
  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.

Words starting with 灵犀

• 灵犀相通líng xī xiāng tōngkindred spirits
• 灵犀一点通líng xī yī diǎn tōngmental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link

Words containing 灵犀

• 心有灵犀一点通xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōnghearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion…