Kirin vs Mirin - What's the difference?
kirin | mirin |
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
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As nouns the difference between kirin and mirin
is that kirin is a mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage while mirin is a form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake.kirin
English
(wikipedia kirin)Noun
(en noun)- ...a red and gold textile with phoenixes in one row swooping towards qilins in the next amidst a densely foliated ground...
- Roundel depicting dragon attacked by qilins ; mounted on an album page.
- When the qilin leaves, the emperor traces the shapes he saw into the dirt.