Read Edit View history 麒麟 qílín giraffe Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 麒麟 qílín giraffe noun An archaic term for the giraffe, used during the Ming Dynasty after the animals were brought to China from Africa. 郑和下西洋时，曾将长颈鹿作为麒麟进献给皇帝。 Zhèng Hé xià Xīyáng shí, céng jiāng chángjǐnglù zuòwéi qílín jìn xiàngěi huángdì. During Zheng He's voyages, he presented a giraffe to the emperor as a qilin. qilin noun A mythical hooved chimerical creature in Chinese mythology, often considered a symbol of luck and prosperity. 在中国古代传说中，麒麟是祥瑞之兽。 zài Zhōngguó gǔdài chuánshuō zhōng, qílín shì xiángruì zhī shòu. In ancient Chinese legends, the qilin is an auspicious beast. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.750 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 3.24 per million Cross-References Has variant 骐𬴊 qílín骐麟 qílínReferenced by 麟 lín Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
麒麟 qílín giraffe noun An archaic term for the giraffe, used during the Ming Dynasty after the animals were brought to China from Africa. 郑和下西洋时，曾将长颈鹿作为麒麟进献给皇帝。 Zhèng Hé xià Xīyáng shí, céng jiāng chángjǐnglù zuòwéi qílín jìn xiàngěi huángdì. During Zheng He's voyages, he presented a giraffe to the emperor as a qilin. qilin noun A mythical hooved chimerical creature in Chinese mythology, often considered a symbol of luck and prosperity. 在中国古代传说中，麒麟是祥瑞之兽。 zài Zhōngguó gǔdài chuánshuō zhōng, qílín shì xiángruì zhī shòu. In ancient Chinese legends, the qilin is an auspicious beast. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.750 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 3.24 per million Cross-References Has variant 骐𬴊 qílín骐麟 qílínReferenced by 麟 lín Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)