An archaic term for the giraffe, used during the Ming Dynasty after the animals were brought to China from Africa.

Extremely rare and precious people or things; few and far between.

Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor

Qilin district of Qujing city, Yunnan province

Zhang Taiyan [[章太炎|章太炎|Zhang1 Tai4 yan2]] (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

Linyou County in Baoji, Shaanxi Province

Linyou County in Baoji, Shaanxi

Tang Yulin (1871-1937), a minor warlord in northeast China and governor of Chengde, known for being unsuccessful in battle but adept at amassing personal wealth

the constellation Monoceros

a person or thing that is extremely rare and precious

Samotherium (early giraffe)

eucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM)

Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials

Linlo township in Pingtung County, Taiwan

Linlo township in Pingtung County, Taiwan

Another name for the Spring and Autumn Annals ([[春秋|春秋|Chun1 qiu1]]).