líng

literary

Meaning of 乞灵

乞灵 means to pray to gods or spirits for help (superstitious); (figurative) to resort to unreliable help; to seek aid from ineffective sources. Pronounced qǐ líng.

  • to pray to gods or spirits for help (superstitious)
  • (figurative) to resort to unreliable help; to seek aid from ineffective sources

Definitions & Examples

dài
jūn
wáng
cháng
líng
tiān
 
qiú
fēng
tiáo
shùn
 

Ancient monarchs often prayed to heaven and earth for favorable weather.

dào
jiě
jué
de
kùn
jìng
 
yǒu
xiē
rén
biàn便
huì
líng
shén
 

When faced with unsolvable dilemmas, some people resort to praying to gods and Buddhas.

Zhè
zhǒng
tōng
guò
líng
lái
gǎi
biàn
mìng
yùn
de
zuò
bìng
kào
 

This method of trying to change fate by praying to spirits is unreliable.