| 小灵通 |
Xiǎo Líng tōng |
Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" |
| 小 |
xiǎo |
small / tiny / few / young |
| 灵 |
líng |
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin |
| 灵通 |
líng tōng |
fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective |
| 通 |
tōng |
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc |
| 通 |
tòng |
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) |