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聖靈

简圣灵 · 繁聖靈

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng líng

Holy Ghost
Holy Spirit

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圣: shèng · holy, sacred
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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4–2 · Sheng4 ling2

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sing3 ling4

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noun

(Confucianism) spirit of a sage (e.g. Confucius)

name

(Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

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