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See also: qílín
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 麒麟 (qílín). Doublet of kirin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]qilin (plural qilins)
- A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
- Synonym: kirin
- 1989, Ernst J. Grube, Eleanor G. Sims, Islamic Art: Volume 3:
- ...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...
- 2001, David J. Roxburgh, Prefacing the image: the writing of art history in sixteenth-century Iran:
- Roundel depicting dragon attacked by qilins; mounted on an album page.
- 2010, Molly Blaisdell, Necdet Yilmaz, Truth about Unicorns:
- When the qilin leaves, the emperor traces the shapes he saw into the dirt.
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]mythical creature
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]qilin m (plural qilins)
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