聖靈

See also: 聖霊 and 圣灵

Chinese

	holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (聖靈)	聖	靈
simp. (圣灵)	圣	灵
anagram	靈聖／灵圣

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shènglíng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sing³ ling⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sen¹ len³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sṳn-lìn
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Sèng-lêng

(Teochew, Peng'im): sian³ lêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shènglíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shènglíng
  - Wade–Giles: Shêng⁴-ling²
  - Yale: Shèng-líng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shenqling
  - Palladius: Шэнлин (Šɛnlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sing³ ling⁴
  - Yale: sing lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ling⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ling⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    性靈／性灵
    聖靈／圣灵
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sen¹ len³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sen³³ len²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sṳn-lìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin linˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin⁴ lin²
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn⁵⁵ lin¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sèng-lêng
  - Tâi-lô: Sìng-lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: seangleeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sian³ lêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siàⁿ lêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

聖靈

(Confucianism) spirit of a sage (e.g. Confucius)
- 匪聖靈之宜宅，慨廟貌之不臧。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 1497, 金宗直 (Kim Jong-jik), 《謁夫子廟賦》 (Rhapsody on visiting the temple of Confucius), 《佔畢齋集》
  bi seongnyeong ji ui taek, gae myo mo ji bu jang. [Sino-Korean]
  It was no fitting residence for the spirit of the Sage; I was indignant at how bad the appearance of the temple was.

Proper noun

聖靈

(Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon in Hokkien) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost
- 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。 [MSC, trad.]
  但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地，和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 1:8
  Dàn Shènglíng jiànglín zài nǐmen shēn shàng, nǐmen jiù bì dézháo nénglì, bìng yào zài Yēlùsālěng, Yóutài quándì, hé Sāmǎlìyà, zhídào dìjí, zuò wǒ de jiànzhèng. [Pinyin]
  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Synonyms

Terms for the Holy Spirit in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Words edit
Protestant	聖靈, 聖神 archaic or dialectal
Roman Catholic	聖神
Eastern Orthodox	聖靈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖	靈
せい Grade: 6	れい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)靈(れい) • (Seirei)

Kyūjitai form of 聖霊: Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈 • (Seongnyeong) (hangeul 성령)

Hanja form^? of 성령 (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
聖	靈

Proper noun

聖靈

chữ Hán form of Thánh Linh (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).

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