# 機靈
## Chinese
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīling, jīlíng
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ, ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gei$^1$ ling$^4$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): jid$^5$ lin$^2$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-lêng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīling
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jili̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$-ling$^5$
*** Yale: jī-ling
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.ling
*** Palladius: цзилин (czilin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ liŋ²/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīlíng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jilíng
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$-ling$^2$
*** Yale: jī-líng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiling
*** Palladius: цзилин (czilin)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gei$^1$ ling$^4$
*** Yale: gēi lìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gei$^1$ ling$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géi$^1$ ling$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jid$^5$ lin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sit̚¹ lin¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-lêng
*** Tâi-lô: ki-lîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kileeng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

### Adjective

機靈
* quick on one's feet; quick-witted; sharp; smart

#### Synonyms

* 乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
* 了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
* 伶俐 (línglì)
* 奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
* 宿鬼 (Hokkien)
* 性靈／性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
* 敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
* 明慧 (mínghuì)
* 明智 (míngzhì)
* 機敏／机敏 (jīmǐn)
* 機智／机智 (jīzhì)
* 機穎／机颖 (literary)
* 機警／机警 (jījǐng)
* 活絡／活络 (Wu)
* 睿智 (ruìzhì)
* 穎異／颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
* 精濟／精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
* 精靈／精灵 (jīnglíng)
* 精齊／精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
* 聰慧／聪慧 (cōnghuì)
* 聰敏／聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
* 聰明／聪明 (cōngmíng)
* 聰穎／聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
* 英明 (yīngmíng)
* 調皮／调皮 (tiáopí)
* 靈／灵 (líng)
* 靈光／灵光 ($^6$lin-kuaon) (Wu)
* 鬼 (guǐ) (informal)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 聰明, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聰明, 機靈, 伶俐, 聰敏, 聰穎, 聰慧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 聰明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 聰明 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 聰明 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 靈, 靈醒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 聰明 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 聰明 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 聰明 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聰明, 醒, 醒目, 叻, 精 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 聰明, 叻, 參 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 叻 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 伶俐, 叻 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 精, 扮𠮨 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聰明, 精, 叻, 醒目, 扮𠮨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 精靈, 聰明 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 聰明, 機靈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聰明, 精 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聰明 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 將 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 機靈, 聰明 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 聰明 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 聰明, 骨, 骨鳥 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 聰明, 巧, 明白 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 聰明, 𠢕, 勥, 醒目, 巧 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 巧, 勥, 𠢕 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 聰明 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 精 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 精 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 聰明 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 聰明 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 靈, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 靈泛, 聰明 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 聰明 |

#### Derived terms

* 抖機靈／抖机灵