灵光
líng guāng
Pinyin

Definition

灵光
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líng guāng
  1. divine light (around the Buddha)
  2. a halo
  3. a miraculous column of light
  4. (slang) jolly good!

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
bào guāng
  1. 1 to expose (photography)
  2. 2 (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. 3 (advertising) exposure
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [pù guāng]
yǎn guāng
  1. 1 gaze
  2. 2 insight
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 vision
  5. 5 way of looking at things
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
bù guāng
  1. 1 not the only one
  2. 2 not only
liàng guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 beam of light
  3. 3 gleam of light
  4. 4 light reflected from an object
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
guāng quān
  1. 1 aperture
  2. 2 diaphragm
  3. 3 halo
  4. 4 aureole
guāng dà
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 magnificent
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China Everbright Bank
guāng xué
  1. 1 optics
  2. 2 optical (instrument)
guāng nián
  1. 1 light-year
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
寒光闪闪
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
  1. 1 to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
湖光山色
hú guāng shān sè
  1. 1 scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

Sample Sentences

乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找,最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓,弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪,心想:该不会和这只弓有关吧?于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神,决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ,zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ,wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ,xīnxiǎng :gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ?yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ,juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.