- 伶俐 línglì cleverclever and quick-witted; smart and agile in one's thinking or speech
- 聪明伶俐 cōngmínglínglì bright and clever(idiom) naturally gifted and quick-witted; refers to someone who is sharp, intelligent, and agile in their actions or speech
- 伶牙俐齿 língyálìchǐ eloquentclever and eloquent; to have a glib tongue or the gift of the gab
- 孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and helplesssolitary and wretched without anyone to rely on; friendless and impoverished
- 名伶 mínglíng famous actor(literary) famous actor or actress, especially in traditional Chinese opera or old movies
- 女伶 nǚlíng actress(literary or archaic) an actress, especially in traditional opera
- 伶仃 língdīng lonely and helplessleft alone without family or support; solitary and helpless; also written [[零丁|零丁|ling2 ding1]]
- 伶人 língrén actor(literary) a theatrical performer; an actor or actress
- 刘伶 liúlíng Liu LingFamous scholar and writer of the Jin Dynasty (265-420); he was one of the [[竹林七贤|竹林七賢|zhu2 lin2 qi1 xian2]], known for his eccentricity, fondness for wine, and rejection of formal ritual.
- 优伶 yōulíng actor(archaic) a theatrical performer or entertainer; an actor or actress in traditional theater
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòugǔlíngdīng scrawny(idiom) skin and bones; emaciated
- 坤伶 kūnlíng actress(literary) an actress in a traditional Chinese opera; also written as [[坤角|坤角|kun1 jue2]]
- 百伶百俐 bǎilíngbǎilì very cleverextremely clever and skillful; very bright and quick-witted
- 伶丁 língdīng lonely and helpless(variant form) lonely and helpless; solitary
- 伶伶俐俐 línglinglìli clever and quickclever and nimble; agile in speech or movement
- 伶俜 língpīng lonely(literary) lonely and solitary; drifting and alone (of one's life)
- 伶盗龙 língdàolóng velociraptora genus of small, feathered carnivorous dinosaur
- 伶透 língtou clever and livelyextremely smart or sharp-witted; quick and lovable
- 伶鼬 língyòu least weaselweasel; the species Mustela nivalis
- 口齿伶俐 kǒuchǐlínglì eloquentfluent and persuasive in speech; to be glib or have a silver tongue
- 孤伶伶 gūlínglíng solitarylonely; all alone; forlorn
- 抖机伶儿 dǒujīlíngr to show off(colloquial) To flaunt one's cleverness, knowledge, or ability
- 机伶 jīling cleverquick-witted; intelligent; smart
- 瘦伶仃 shòulíngdīng scrawnyvery thin; emaciated; scrawny
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH