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灵犀
靈犀
língxī
1. rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
2. fig. mutual sensitivity
3. tacit exchange of romantic feelings
4. a meeting of minds

Character Breakdown

灵
líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
HSK 5 7 丶
犀
xī
rhinoceros; sharp, tempered
12 丶

Compound Words (3)

灵犀相通
língxīxiāngtōng
kindred spirits
灵犀一点通
língxīyīdiǎntōng
mental rapport
心有灵犀一点通
xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng
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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