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  1. 禮記·禮運》:何謂四靈四靈。」

  2. 南宋永嘉詩人)​、)​、)​、靈秀)​ 。四庫全書總目提要··別集》。

four divinities, four divine emperors, four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳[feng4], turtle 龜[gui1], dragon 龍[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2], also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky