qilin

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See also: qílín

English

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 麒麟 (qílín). Doublet of kirin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃiːlɪn/, /ˈkiːlɪn/

Noun

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qilin (plural qilins)

  1. 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.

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ki.lin/; /tʃi.lin/

Noun

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qilin m (plural qilins)

  1. (Chinese mythology) qilin