麒麟閣 qí lín gé

Qilin Pavilion in Han palace for portraits

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials

Characters

Character Meaning
麒 qí
see 麒麟qí lín; mythical male unicorn
麟 lín
variant of 麟lín; see 麒麟qí lín; female unicorn
閣 gé
shelf; pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics)