心有靈犀一點通
简 心有灵犀一点通 · 繁 心有靈犀一點通Meanings
- hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
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- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 靈
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- 犀
- xī · rhinoceros; sharp, well-tempered
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 點
- diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
- 通
- tōng · pass through; common; communicate
- 灵
- líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world
- 点
- diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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Mandarin tones
1–3–2–1–1–3–1 · xin1 you3 ling2 xi1 yi1 dian3 tong1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sam1 jau5 ling4 sai1 jat1 dim2 tung1
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- (figurative) two hearts linked as one; having minds that are in sync; two hearts beat as one; having great chemistry
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