Drawn in 2002; Original Sketch : [link]

I desided to go with a blue color...

I just threw it together this evening...

It's probably not THE Best... but, I like it.

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Featured in the Dev' Art News Article: [link] "DeviantART'sUnicorns - Issue 4" by

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This Chinese god is called a:

独角麒麟 (Modern Simplified Chinese)
獨角麒麟 (Traditional Old Chinese)
Du Jiao Qi Lin (Standard Mandarin P.R. Chinese Pinyin Spelling)

"Du Jiao Qi Lin" is pronounced "Doo Djyaow Tchee Leen" (For English letter pronunciation speakers)

IT'S NOT PRONOUNCED "kwee-lihn"!!!!!!!!!!!
How many millions of times must i explain this to the same people over & over!!!!!!



Side Notes: 麒麟 usually written in Pinyin as "Qilin" is also written as "Qiling", because due to variations in pronciation "g" can be added to some words. Proncing 麟 as "lin" or "ling".

Other Dialects would pronouce it as:
Kee Leen
Kee Leeng
and various other pronunciations.

In Japanese it is called a "Kirin" Pronouced "Kee-Reen"

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This god is not just a 麒麟 (Qilin), it has 1 horn, thus it is a 独角麒麟 (Dujiao Qilin), meaning "1-horned" or "unicorn".

独角= "1-horned" refering to a unicorn. (Du Jiao)
独角兽 = the term for "Unicorn" ( Du Jiao Shou)
麒麟= Qi Lin
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