靈

quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin

surname Wu / also pr. [Wu2]

witch / wizard / shaman / also pr. [wu2]

drops of rain / to fall in drops

out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system)

departed spirit

soul and spirit of the deceased

not work / be ineffective

stupid / stubborn / pigheaded

see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]

Ritalin (brand name) / methylphenidate (stimulant drug used to treat ADHD) / also written 利他林[Li4 ta1 lin2]

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. / the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"

weird / bizarre

to have a cash flow problem

Harlingen, the Netherlands

to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead

four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky

Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science

Turing Award

(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

soul / spirit

(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)

(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son