| 1 | 瘦伶仃 | 瘦伶仃 | shòu líng dīng | shou4 ling2 ding1 | emaciated; scrawny | | |
| 2 | 伶仃 | 伶仃 | líng dīng | ling2 ding1 | alone and helpless; also written 零丁 | | |
| 3 | 优伶 | 優伶 | yōu líng | you1 ling2 | (old) performing artist; actor; actress | | |
| 4 | 瘦骨伶仃 | 瘦骨伶仃 | shòu gǔ líng dīng | shou4 gu3 ling2 ding1 | emaciated; scrawny | | |
| 5 | 名伶 | 名伶 | míng líng | ming2 ling2 | famous actor or actress (Chinese opera) | | |
| 6 | 伶鼬 | 伶鼬 | líng yòu | ling2 you4 | weasel; Mustela nivalis (zoology) | | |
| 7 | 伶牙俐齿 | 伶牙俐齒 | líng yá lì chǐ | ling2 ya2 li4 chi3 | clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab | | |
| 8 | 伶人 | 伶人 | líng rén | ling2 ren2 | actor; actress | | |
| 9 | 伶俜 | 伶俜 | líng pīng | ling2 ping1 | lonely; solitary | | |
| 10 | 伶俐 | 伶俐 | líng lì | ling2 li4 | variant of 伶俐 , clever; witty; intelligent; clever; witty; intelligent | | |
| 11 | 百伶百俐 | 百伶百俐 | bǎi líng bǎi lì | bai3 ling2 bai3 li4 | very clever (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 伶盗龙 | 伶盜龍 | líng dào lóng | ling2 dao4 long2 | velociraptor (dinosaur) | | |
| 13 | 伶 | 伶 | líng | ling2 | clever; (old) actor; actress | | |
| 14 | 口伶齿俐 | 口伶齒俐 | kǒu líng chǐ lì | kou3 ling2 chi3 li4 | gifted with a quick tongue (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 口齿伶俐 | 口齒伶俐 | kǒu chǐ líng lì | kou3 chi3 ling2 li4 | eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab | | |
| 16 | 孤苦伶仃 | 孤苦伶仃 | gū kǔ líng dīng | gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1 | solitary and impoverished (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 孤吊伶仃 | 孤吊伶仃 | gū diào líng dīng | gu1 diao4 ling2 ding1 | aloneforsaken (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 聪明伶俐 | 聰明伶俐 | cōng ming líng lì | cong1 ming5 ling2 li4 | clever and quick-witted | | |
| 19 | 齿牙伶俐 | 齒牙伶俐 | chǐ yá líng lì | chi3 ya2 ling2 li4 | to be eloquent; to be good at talking (idiom) | | |