心有灵犀
xīn
yǒu
líng
xī

Definitions

  1. 1. when lovers understand one another

Components

  • 心 xīn – heart
  • 有 yǒu – to have
  • 灵犀 líng xī – rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers

Related Words

  • 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