WordTaiwan frequency #19,201
祖靈
ㄗㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
“ancestral spirit; spirit of one's forebears, especially in Taiwanese indigenous traditions”
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- 心靈ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊmind; heart; spirit; the seat of thought, emotion, and consciousness; soul.
- 靈魂ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊsoul; spirit; the immaterial essence of a person; a person's moral conscience; the core or driving force of something
- 靈感ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇa sudden creative idea or insight; a flash of inspiration in art, science, or thought
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 祖先ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved.
- 靈活ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊflexible; nimble; agile; quick and not stiff or sluggish.
- 祖母ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇfather's mother; paternal grandmother; in modern usage also mother's mother (maternal grandmother).
- 祖父ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋfather's father; paternal grandfather; (also, esp. in Taiwan) maternal grandfather
- 精靈ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊspirit; fairy; elf; sprite; genie; a supernatural or mythical being; (in literary Chinese) ghost or demon; clever, quick-witted
- 馬祖ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇMatsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan; a sea deity in Chinese folklore; a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk (Mazu Daoyi); a star name in ancient astronomy.
- 祖國ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊmotherland; native country; one's homeland or ancestral nation.
- 靈性ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋspiritual nature; spirituality; innate intelligence or cleverness (especially in animals)