灵
犀
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Definitions
1. rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers
2. fig. mutual sensitivity
3. tacit exchange of romantic feelings
4. a meeting of minds
Components
灵
líng
–
a god which is good at answering prayers
犀
xī
–
rhinoceros
Related Words
灵犀相通
líng xī xiāng tōng
–
kindred spirits
灵犀一点通
líng xī yī diǎn tōng
–
mental rapport
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
–
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one