水靈

Chinese

		water; river	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (水靈)		水	靈
simp. (水灵)		水	灵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐlíng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² ling⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuǐlíng → shuǐling (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ → ㄕㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoei.ling
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ liŋ³⁵/ → /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ liŋ⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² ling⁴
  - Yale: séui lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² ling⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² ling⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

水靈

(dialectal) fresh and juicy (of fruit, greens, etc.)
(dialectal) bright and beautiful; radiant and vivacious (of appearance)

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