Tứ Linh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 四靈, 四 (“four”) and 靈 (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˦ lïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ lɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˦˥ lɨn˧˧]
Proper noun
Tứ Linh
- the Four Holy Beasts, including Long (“Dragon”), Lân (“Vietnamese Qilin”), Quy (“Turtle”) and Phụng/Phượng (“Male Fenghuang”)