灵犀 (靈犀)
líng xī
Pinyin

Definition

灵犀 (靈犀)
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líng xī
  1. rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
  2. fig. mutual sensitivity
  3. tacit exchange of romantic feelings
  4. a meeting of minds

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

犀利
xī lì
  1. 1 sharp
  2. 2 incisive
  3. 3 penetrating
灵犀
líng xī
  1. 1 rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
  2. 2 fig. mutual sensitivity
  3. 3 tacit exchange of romantic feelings
  4. 4 a meeting of minds
犀牛
xī niú
  1. 1 rhinoceros
木犀
mù xi
  1. 1 osmanthus
犀
xī
  1. 1 rhinoceros
  2. 2 sharp

Idioms (1)

心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

Sample Sentences

诶，你怎么知道我正想说这个，心有灵犀哈。但这就是我啊，我不想为任何人改变本真的自我啊。他如果有品味，有内涵，就应该透过我不羁的外表看到我美丽的内心！
èi ，nǐ zěnme zhīdào wǒ zhèng xiǎng shuō zhè ge ，xīn yǒu língxī hā 。dàn zhè jiùshì wǒ ā ，wǒ bù xiǎng wèi rènhérén gǎibiàn běnzhēn zhēnde zìwǒ ā 。tā rúguǒ yǒu pǐnwèi ，yǒu nèihán ，jiù yīnggāi tòuguò wǒ bùjī de wàibiǎo kàndào wǒ měilì de nèixīn ！
Agh, how did you know I was going to say that? You can really read my mind. But what I'm trying to say is that I don't want to change the real me for anyone. If he has taste and is a man of substance, he'll see through my unruly appearance to the beauty within!
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