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圣灵降临

Shèng líng jiàng líndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Pentecost
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-46828e2b0df9898f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聖靈降臨 圣灵降临 [Sheng4 ling2 jiang4 lin2] /Pentecost/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 聖靈降臨

  • 圣
    kū

    (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

    shèng

    (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred

  • 灵
    líng

    quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin

  • 降
    jiàng

    to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend

    xiáng

    to surrender / to capitulate / to subdue / to conquer / to tame

  • 临
    lín

    to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.