灵光 (líng guāng) — (Buddhist) divine light or innate inclination for goodness; halo or nimbus around a deity image; (colloquial) wonderful, excellent, brilliant
Definition
Literally 'spirit-light': in Buddhism, an innate capacity for good and the radiant halo on a Buddha image. In modern colloquial use it means a flash of brilliance or a clever idea — e.g. '真灵光!' = 'genius!'
noun
(Buddhist) divine light or innate inclination for goodnesshalo or nimbus around a deity image(colloquial) wonderfulexcellentbrilliant
Examples
- 灵光！Zhè ge zhǔ yì zhēn líng guāng!This idea is really brilliant!
- 灵光。Fó xiàng de tóu dǐng yǒu yì quān líng guāng.There is a halo around the Buddha statue's head.
- 灵光。Shān dòng lǐ tū rán fā chū le yí dào líng guāng.A divine light suddenly emitted from the cave.
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