Qilin vs. Chinese — What's the Difference?

The qilin ([tɕʰǐ.lǐn]; Chinese: 麒麟) or kirin is a mythical hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin are a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts.

Of or relating to China or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.

A native or inhabitant of China.

A person of Chinese ancestry.

See Han1.

The sole member of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, consisting of numerous languages and dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, and Fujian.

Any of the Sinitic varieties of speech spoken by the Chinese people.

The official national language of China; Mandarin.

Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.

A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.

The language of China, which is monosyllabic.

Any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

A native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

Of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures;

Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language;