created reference approved 四灵/四靈 → 四象 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
四灵 / 四靈 sìlíng
四象 sìxiàng
same_as
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created sense approved 四灵/四靈 · sìlíng · four mythical creatures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
四灵 / 四靈
sìlíng
four mythical creatures
The four divine animals of Chinese mythology, namely the [[麒麟|麒麟|qi2 lin2]], the [[凤凰|鳳凰|feng4 huang2]], the [[龟|龜|gui1]], and the [[龙|龍|long2]].
四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · spirit
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created sense approved 四灵/四靈 · sìlíng · four directions and seasons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
四灵 / 四靈
sìlíng
four directions and seasons
The four mythological symbols of the Chinese constellations, representing the four directions and seasons: the [[青龙|青龍|qing1 long2]] (East), the [[朱雀|朱雀|zhu1 que4]] (South), the [[白虎|白虎|bai2 hu3]] (West), and the [[玄武|玄武|xuan2 wu3]] (North)
四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · supernatural
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created sense approved 四灵/四靈 · sìlíng · Four Lings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
四灵 / 四靈
sìlíng
Four Lings
Refers to the four famous poets from Yongjia during the Southern Song dynasty, whose names all contained the character [[灵|靈|ling2]].
四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 灵 (literal) → 灵/靈 · líng · surname
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition