língyì

灵异

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional靈異

supernatural beings; miraculous; extraordinary

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

supernatural beings; spirits; deities

Refers to ghosts, spirits, deities, or any supernatural entity, often in folklore or religious contexts.

Gǔ古
rén人
xiāng相
xìn信
shān山
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
líng灵
yì异
chū出
mò没
 。

Ancient people believed supernatural beings often roamed the mountains.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
le了
xǔ许
duō多
guān关
yú于
líng灵
yì异
de的
gù故
shì事
 。

This book records many stories about supernatural beings.

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Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
tǔ土
dì地
gōng公
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
líng灵
yì异
 。

The Earth God in legends is a kind of supernatural being.

2.

adjective

miraculous; extraordinary; wondrous

literary

Describes phenomena, scenery, or objects that are marvelously strange, beautiful, or beyond ordinary explanation.

Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
líng灵
yì异
de的
zhōng钟
rǔ乳
shí石
 。

There are many miraculous stalactites in the cave.

Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
shān山
shuǐ水
jǐng景
sè色
shí十
fēn分
líng灵
yì异
 ,
wǎn宛
rú如
xiān仙
jìng境
 。

The landscape here is extraordinarily wondrous, just like a fairyland.

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Zhè这
zhū株
zhí植
wù物
kāi开
de的
huā花
xíng形
zhuàng状
líng灵
yì异
 ,
cóng从
wèi未
jiàn见
guò过
 。

The flowers of this plant have an extraordinary shape that I've never seen before.