"心有靈犀一點通" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "身 無 彩鳳 雙飛 翼，心.有.靈犀.一點.通。",
        "2": "Phoenix's wings we lacked,\n　to fly as a pair,\nBut linked were our hearts\n　by the rhino horn's magical might.",
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        "1": "身 無 彩鳳 雙飛 翼，心.有.靈犀.一點.通。",
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      "roman": "xīnyǒulíngxī",
      "word": "心有靈犀／心有灵犀"
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      "roman": "xīnyǒulíngxī",
      "word": "心有靈犀"
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      "roman": "xīnyǒulíngxī",
      "word": "心有灵犀"
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