有靈 [－灵]

Jyutping jau5 ling4
Pinyin yǒu líng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have power
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我再也没有灵感了。
    我再也沒有靈感了。
    wǒ zài yě méi yǒu líng gǎn le 。
    • I'm not inspired anymore.
  2. Mandarin
    你认为动物有灵魂吗？
    你認為動物有靈魂嗎？
    nǐ rèn wéi dòng wù yǒu líng hún ma ？
    • Do you think animals have souls?
    • Do you think animals have a soul?
  3. 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.
  4. Mandarin
    我们心有灵犀。
    我們心有靈犀。
    wǒ men xīn yǒu líng xī 。
    • Our hearts are linked.
  5. Mandarin
    没有了你，我就像没有灵魂的躯体。
    沒有了你，我就像沒有靈魂的軀體。
    méi yǒu le nǐ ， wǒ jiù xiàng méi yǒu líng hún de qū tǐ 。
    • Me without you is like a body with no soul.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. Cantonese
    高街喺二战后阴气好重，成日有灵体出没。
    高街喺二戰後陰氣好重，成日有靈體出沒。
    gou1 gaai1 hai2 ji6 zin3 hau6 jam1 hei3 hou2 cung5, seng4 jat6 jau5 ling4 tai2 ceot1 mut6.
    • The High Street contains a creepy atmosphere after the WW2, with many spirits roaming around.
  3. Cantonese
    狗系好有灵性嘅动物，所以同人好亲近。
    狗係好有靈性嘅動物，所以同人好親近。
    • The dog is a highly intelligent animal, and is therefore very conversant with people.