四灵
Traditional form:
四靈
Pinyin (reading):
sìlíng
Definitions:
- four divinities
- four divine emperors
- four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳／凤 (fèng), turtle 龜／龟 (guī), dragon 龍／龙 (lóng) and Chinese unicorn 麒麟 (qílín)
- also 四象 (sìxiàng), the four division of the sky
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