海靈

Chinese

		ocean; sea	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (海靈)		海	靈
simp. (海灵)		海	灵

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎilíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎilíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎilíng
    • Wade–Giles: hai³-ling²
    • Yale: hǎi-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeling
    • Palladius: хайлин (xajlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

Noun

海靈

1. (obsolete) legendary sea god

   • 雜物奇怪，山神海靈。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     杂物奇怪，山神海灵。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 王延壽《魯靈光殿賦》

     Záwù qíguài, shānshén hǎilíng. [Pinyin]

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   • 焚香祝海靈，開眼夢中行。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     焚香祝海灵，开眼梦中行。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《送僧歸日本》

     Fénxiāng zhù hǎilíng, kāiyǎn mèngzhōng xíng. [Pinyin]

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