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Jyutping ling4 zoeng2
Pinyin líng zhǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. primate (monkey, hominid etc)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, poetic
    a nickname of humans (Homo sapiens).
    • 人類是一件多麼了不得的傑作!……宇宙的精華!萬物的靈長!
      人类是一件多么了不得的杰作!……宇宙的精华!万物的灵长!
      rén lèi shì yī jiàn duō me liǎo bù dé de jié zuò ! . . . . . . yǔ zhòu de jīng huá ! wàn wù de líng zhǎng !
      What a piece of work is a man!... the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals!
  2. noun
    Only used in 靈長目/灵长目 (Língzhǎngmù) and 靈長類/灵长类.

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Jyutping ling4 zoeng2
Pinyin líng cháng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. long life and prosperity
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人类是一件多么了不得的杰作!……宇宙的精华!万物的灵长!
    人類是一件多麼了不得的傑作!……宇宙的精華!萬物的靈長!
    rén lèi shì yī jiàn duō me liǎo bù dé de jié zuò ! . . . . . . yǔ zhòu de jīng huá ! wàn wù de líng zhǎng !
    • What a piece of work is a man!... the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals!