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leon4
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unicorn Often used in compound form 麒麟.
 Stroke count: 23
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 4152 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Apr 2012 02:13 |
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麒麟
kei4 leon4 = (Chinese) unicorn; Kirin Beer
麒麟臂
kei4 leon4 bei3 = massive upper arm muscles
鳳毛麟角
fung6 mou4 leon4 gk3 = sth. that is a rarity; sth. valuable that is hard to come by
麟游
leon4 jau4 = Linyou (place in Shaanxi)
麟洛鄉
leon4 lok3 hoeng1 = Linlo (village in Taiwan)
麒麟啤酒
kei4 leon4*2 be1 zau2 = Kirin beer
舞麒麟
mou5 kei4 leon4 = unicorn dance
麒麟座
kei4 leon4 zo6 = monoceros
誕下麟兒
daan3 haa6 leon4 ji4 = give birth to boy [formal]
譚詠麟
taam4 wing6 leon4 = Alan Tam |
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Decimal representation of this word: 麟
Unicode code for this character: U+9e9f (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 麟
Unicode code for this character: U+9e9f (off-site link)
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