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心
有
靈
犀
[--
灵
-]
Jyutping
sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1
Pinyin
xīn yǒu líng xī
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
形容詞
形容心意相通
of the same mind
佢地兩個心有靈犀,好多嘢都唔使講到出口。
佢地两个心有灵犀,好多嘢都唔使讲到出口。
keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1, hou2 do1 je5 dou1 mm4 sai2 gong2 dou3 ceot1 hau2
Both of them are of the same mind. For many things they have tacit understanding.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
Synonym of 心有靈犀一點通/心有灵犀一点通 (xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng).
(syn.) 心有靈犀一點通, 心有灵犀一点通
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他和我简直心有灵犀,才刚说一句,另一方已经回应。
他和我簡直心有靈犀,才剛説一句,另一方已經回應。
tā hé wǒ jiǎn zhí xīn yǒu líng xī , cái gāng shuō yī jù , lìng yī fāng yǐ jīng huí yìng 。
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.
Mandarin
我们心有灵犀。
我們心有靈犀。
wǒ men xīn yǒu líng xī 。
Our hearts are linked.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢地两个心有灵犀,好多嘢都唔使讲到出口。
佢地兩個心有靈犀,好多嘢都唔使講到出口。
keoi5 dei6 loeng5 go3 sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1, hou2 do1 je5 dou1 mm4 sai2 gong2 dou3 ceot1 hau2
Both of them are of the same mind. For many things they have tacit understanding.