四靈

Simplified: 四灵

líng ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

    • four divinities
    • four divine emperors
    • four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix fèng, turtle guī, dragon lóng and Chinese unicorn 麒麟 lín
    • also 四象 xiàng, the four division of the sky

Character by character

Other words read líng

siling with other tones

Often confused with siling

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