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

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

(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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