萬物之靈

Chinese

		everything; all things; all the universe	's; him/her/it; this	alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (萬物之靈)		萬物	之	靈
simp. (万物之灵)		万物	之	灵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wànwùzhīlíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wànwùzhīlíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wànwùjhihlíng
    • Wade–Giles: wan⁴-wu⁴-chih¹-ling²
    • Yale: wàn-wù-jr̄-líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wannwuhjyling
    • Palladius: ваньучжилин (vanʹučžilin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

Idiom

萬物之靈

1. humans, the pinnacle of creation