Qilin

This article is about the legendary creature. For other uses, see Qilin (disambiguation).

Qilin
Qilin-shaped incense burner (Qing dynasty, c. 17th-18th century)
Creature information
GroupingLegendary creature
Sub groupingChimera
Similar entitieskirin, kỳ lân, gilen
Origin
First attested5th century BCE
CountryChina
Qilin
"Qilin" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese麒麟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinqílín
Bopomofoㄑㄧˊㄌㄧㄣˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyhchyilin
Wade–Gilesch'i2-lin2
IPA[tɕʰǐ.lǐn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationkèih-lèuhn
Jyutpingkei4-leon4
IPA[kʰej˩.lɵn˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJkî-lîn
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetkỳ lân
Chữ Hán麒麟
Thai name
Thaiกิเลน
RTGSkilen
Korean name
Hangul기린
Hanja麒麟
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGirin
McCune–ReischauerKirin
Japanese name
Kanji麒麟
Hiraganaきりん
Transcriptions
Romanizationkirin
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡴᡳᠯᡳᠨ
Romanizationkilin

The qilin (English: /tʃiˈlɪn/ chee-LIN; Chinese: 麒麟; pinyin: qílín) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin are a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other Chinese-influenced cultures.

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