Tứ Linh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四靈, 四 (“four”) and 靈 (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˦ lïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ lɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˦˥ lɨn˧˧]

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Proper noun

Tứ Linh

1. the Four Holy Beasts, including Long (“Dragon”), Lân (“Vietnamese Qilin”), Quy (“Turtle”) and Phụng/Phượng (“Male Fenghuang”)