四灵 (四靈) sì líng
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sì líng
set phrase
four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Namely phoenix 凤, turtle 龟, dragon 龙, Chinese unicorn 麒麟 (CC-CEDICT '四靈') -
sì líng
set phrase
the four division of the sky
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Same as 四象 (CC-CEDICT '四靈')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 4
- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 3
- 卷十一 志第三 樂 Volume 11 Treatises 3: Music Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 2
- 卷二 本紀第二 武帝中 Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Wu 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 2
- 卷二十 志第十 樂二 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Music 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 1
- 卷六十二 吳書十七 是儀胡綜傳 Volume 62: Book of Wu 17 - Biographies of Shi Yi and Hu Zong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷一 宋本紀上第一 武帝 少帝 Volume 1 Liu Song Annals 1: Emperor Wu, Emperor Shao History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
- 卷一百九十上 列傳第一百四十上: 文苑上 Volume 190 Biographies 140: Men of Letters 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷四十五 志第二十五: 輿服 Volume 45 Treatises 25: Carriages and Clothes Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 四灵效 (四靈效) 四靈效珍 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷二十五 魏書二十五 辛毗楊阜高堂隆傳 Volume 25: Book of Wei 25 - Biographies of Xin Pi, Yang Fu, and Gaotang Long — count: 3
- 四灵毕 (四靈畢) 四靈畢至 — History of Ming 明史, 卷六十三 志第三十九 樂三 Volume 63 Treatises 39: Music 3 — count: 2
- 四灵晨 (四靈晨) 四靈晨炳 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷十一 志第三 樂 Volume 11 Treatises 3: Music — count: 2
- 四灵以为 (四靈以為) 四靈以為畜 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 2