qilin
qi·lin
qilin · qilins
цилинь
Qilin
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the…A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
/ˈtʃiːlɪn/
» A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
fcbond · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
Qilin
цили́ньcilínʹ
Examples
1 sentencesA qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
mythical creature:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mythical creature:
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 麒麟 (qílín). Doublet of kirin.From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 麒麟 (qílín). Doublet of kirin.
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