# 心有靈犀一點通
## Chinese

| | | heart; mind | to have; there is; there areto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | rhinoceros horn; meeting of minds; sympathetic responserhinoceros horn; meeting of minds; sympathetic response; mutual sensitivity | one touch | go through; know well; to connectgo through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open |
| trad. (心有靈犀一點通) | trad. (心有靈犀一點通) | 心 | 有 | 靈犀 | 一點 | 通 |
| simp. (心有灵犀一点通) | simp. (心有灵犀一点通) | 心 | 有 | 灵犀 | 一点 | 通 |

### Etymology

From one of Li Shangyin's “Untitled” (《無題》) poems:
    身無彩鳳雙飛翼，心有靈犀一點通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]身无彩凤双飞翼，心有灵犀一点通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Tang dynasty, Li Shangyin, “Untitled” (《無題》) Translation from: C. K. Ho (何中堅) (2015), Tang Poems in original Rhyme: An Innovative Translation (《原韻英譯唐詩精選》)Shēn wú cǎifèng shuāngfēi yì, xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng. [Pinyin]Phoenix's wings we lacked, 　to fly as a pair, But linked were our hearts 　by the rhino horn's magical might.
The rhinoceros' horn is reputed to confer telepathic powers – it is thought to be extremely sensitive, able to pass stimulus information from its tip straight to the brain in an instant.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sam$^1$ jau$^5$ ling$^4$ sai$^1$ jat$^1$ dim$^2$ tung$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xīn yǒu língxī yīdiǎn tōng [Phonetic: xīn yǒu língxī yìdiǎn tōng]
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sin yǒu língsi yidiǎn tong
*** Wade–Giles: hsin$^1$ yu$^3$ ling$^2$-hsi$^1$ i$^1$-tien$^3$ tʻung$^1$
*** Yale: syīn yǒu líng-syī yī-dyǎn tūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shin yeou lingshi idean tong
*** Palladius: синь ю линси идянь тун (sinʹ ju linsi idjanʹ tun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕin⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sam$^1$ jau$^5$ ling$^4$ sai$^1$ jat$^1$ dim$^2$ tung$^1$
*** Yale: sām yáuh lìhng sāi yāt dím tūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sam$^1$ jau$^5$ ling$^4$ sai$^1$ jat$^7$ dim$^2$ tung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sem$^1$ yeo$^5$ ling$^4$ sei$^1$ yed$^1$ dim$^2$ tung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ lɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tiːm³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: sim hjuwX leng sej 'jit temX thuwng
Rime :
| Character | 心 | 有 | 靈 | 犀 | 一 | 點 | 通 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 云 (35) | 來 (37) | 心 (16) | 影 (34) | 端 (5) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (139) | 尤 (136) | 青 (125) | 齊 (39) | 質 (48) | 添 (157) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | IV | IV | III | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 息林切 | 云久切 | 郎丁切 | 先稽切 | 於悉切 | 多忝切 | 他紅切 |
| Baxter | sim | hjuwX | leng | sej | 'jit | temX | thuwng |
| Reconstructions ||||||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /siɪm/ | /ɦɨu$^X$/ | /leŋ/ | /sei/ | /ʔiɪt̚/ | /tem$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sim/ | /ɦiu$^X$/ | /leŋ/ | /sei/ | /ʔit̚/ | /tem$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sjem/ | /ɣiəu$^X$/ | /lɛŋ/ | /sɛi/ | /ʔjet̚/ | /tɛm$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /sim/ | /ɦuw$^X$/ | /lɛjŋ/ | /sɛj/ | /ʔit̚/ | /tɛm$^X$/ | /tʰəwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /siəm/ | /ɣiu$^X$/ | /leŋ/ | /sei/ | /ʔiĕt̚/ | /tem$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭĕm/ | /ɣĭəu$^X$/ | /lieŋ/ | /siei/ | /ĭĕt̚/ | /tiem$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /si̯əm/ | /i̯ə̯u$^X$/ | /lieŋ/ | /siei/ | /ʔi̯ĕt̚/ | /tiem$^X$/ | /tʰuŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xīn | yǒu | líng | xī | yi | diǎn | tōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sam$^1$ | jau$^5$ | ling$^4$ | sai$^1$ | jat$^1$ | dim$^2$ | tung$^1$ |

### Idiom

心有靈犀一點通
* (figurative) two hearts linked as one; having minds that are in sync; two hearts beat as one; having great chemistry

#### Synonyms

* 心有靈犀／心有灵犀 (xīnyǒulíngxī)