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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 四靈 [ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ; si4 ling2]
 four divinities
 four divine emperors
 four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix 鳳[ㄈㄥˋ; feng4], turtle 龜[ㄍㄨㄟ; gui1], dragon 龍[ㄌㄨㄥˊ; long2], Chinese unicorn 麒麟[ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ; qi2 lin2]
 also 四象[ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ; si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
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