tứ linh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四靈 (“four spirits”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˦ lïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ lɨ̞̠n˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˦˥ lɨ̞̠n˧˧]

Noun

tứ linh

Four Benevolent Animals or Four Holy Beasts, including Long (the Dragon), Lân (the Qilin), Quy (the Turtle) and phụng/phượng (the Fenghuang)

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