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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
失靈 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
失靈 ＝ 失 ＋ 靈
ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ · shīlíng
verb — to malfunction, to stop working properly

字源 FORM — what the parts do

失to lose (失去)shī
靈quick, effective; responsive (靈)línghere in its 靈敏 "responsive, working" sense, not 靈魂 "spirit"
失靈，失去的失，靈活的靈。
關 · Related
靈敏língmǐnresponsive, sensitive — the 靈 that is lost故障gùzhànga breakdown — what 失靈 amounts to