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🗣 lengsviax 🗣 (u: leeng'sviax ⬆︎ ) 靈聖 [wt][mo][[MK]] lîng-siànn [#]

1. (N) efficacy; effectiveness || 靈驗。

🗣le: (u: Thviaf laang korng cid kefng Mar'zor'biø ee siin'beeng cyn u leeng'sviax.) 🗣 (聽人講這間媽祖廟的神明真有靈聖。) (聽人家說這間媽祖廟的神明很靈驗。)
近義：

🗣 sviartwsviax 🗣 (u: sviax'tuo'sviax ⬆︎ ) 聖拄聖 [wt][mo][[MK]] siànn-tú-siànn [#]

1. (Int) || 無巧不巧。巧極了、或不巧極了。

🗣le: (u: Sviax'tuo'sviax, goar ciaq iøq y bøo beq laai, y tø khax tien'oe korng beq zherng'kar`aq.) 🗣 (聖拄聖，我才臆伊無欲來，伊就敲電話講欲請假矣。) (巧極了，我才猜他不來，他就打電話來請假了。)
近義：

, 千拄千

🗣 sviax 🗣 (u: sviax ⬆︎ ) 聖^p [wt][mo][[MK]] siànn [#]

1. (Adj) (deities, gods) efficacious || 指神明很靈驗。

🗣le: (u: Mar'zor'pøo cyn sviax.) 🗣 (媽祖婆真聖。) (媽祖娘娘很靈驗。)
近義：

2. (Adj) (person) able to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; having incredible foresight || 形容一個人料事如神，說話多應驗。

🗣le: (u: Y ee zhuix cyn sviax, kiexn korng kiexn tuix.) 🗣 (伊的喙真聖，見講見對。) (他這個人的嘴很靈，每說必中。)

🗣 uxsviax 🗣 (u: u'sviax ⬆︎ ) 有聖 [wt][mo][[MK]] ū-siànn [#]

1. (Adj) || 指神明靈驗。

🗣le: (u: Siin'beeng na u'sviax, aix thex goar zøx'zuo.) 🗣 (神明若有聖，愛替我做主。) (神明如果靈驗，要替我做主。)
近義：

lengsviax, 靈聖

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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

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