This article is about the legendary creature. For other uses, see Qilin (disambiguation).
Qilin
Qing era depiction of a qilin
Grouping
Legendary creature
Sub grouping
Chimera
Similar entities
kirin, kỳ lân, gilen
First attested
5th century BCE
Country
China
Qilin
"Qilin" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese
麒麟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
qílín
Wade–Giles
ch'i2-lin2
IPA
[tɕʰǐ.lǐn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
kèih-lèuhn
Jyutping
kei4-leon4
IPA
[kʰei˩.lɵn˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
kî-lîn
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
kỳ lân
Chữ Hán
麒麟
Thai name
Thai
กิเลน
RTGS
kilen
Korean name
Hangul
기린
Hanja
麒麟
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
Girin
McCune–Reischauer
Kirin
Japanese name
Kanji
麒麟
Hiragana
きりん
Transcriptions
Romanization
kirin
Manchu name
Manchu script
ᡴᡳᠯᡳᠨ
Romanization
kilin
The qilin (English: /tʃiˈlɪn/chee-LIN; Chinese: 麒麟) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler.[1] Qilin are a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other Chinese-influenced cultures.
^"qilin (Chinese mythology)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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