伶
líng
(old) actor; actress
(meaningless bound form)
他从小就跟着父亲学习伶人的技艺。
tā cóng xiǎo jiù gēn zhe fù qīn xué xí líng rén de jì yì。
from a young age he followed his father to learn the skills of an actor.
旧时伶人的社会地位很低，却要靠表演养活全家。
jiù shí líng rén de shè huì dì wèi hěn dī，què yào kào biǎo yǎn yǎng huó quán jiā。
in the old days actors had a very low social status, yet had to rely on performing to support the whole family.
Words with 伶
伶人
líng rén
(old) actor; actress
伶仃
líng dīng
alone and helpless
伶俐
líng lì
clever; witty; intelligent
伶俜
líng pīng
(literary) lonely; all alone; solitary
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
伶盗龙
líng dào lóng
velociraptor (dinosaur)
伶鼬
líng yòu
weasel
优伶
yōu líng
(old) performing artist
口齿伶俐
kǒu chǐ líng lì
eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence
名伶
míng líng
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
机伶
jī ling
variant of 機靈|机灵[ji1 ling5]