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tứ_linh

tứ linh

Vietnamese

Noun

tứ linh

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠˧ˀ˦ l̪ïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˩ˀ˧ lɨ̞̠n˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˦ˀ˥ l̻ʲɨ̞̠n˧˥]

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