See also: 麒麟児 Chinese More information qilin, son; child; diminutive suffix ... qilin son; child; diminutive suffix trad. (麒麟兒) 麒麟 兒 simp. (麒麟儿) 麒麟 儿 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): qílín'ér (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ Cantonese (Jyutping): kei4 leon4 ji4 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: qílín'ér Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ Tongyong Pinyin: cílín-ér Wade–Giles: chʻi2-lin2-êrh2 Yale: chí-lín-ér Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyilinerl Palladius: цилиньэр (cilinʹer) Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: kei4 leon4 ji4 Yale: kèih lèuhn yìh Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 loen4 ji4 Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 lên4 yi4 Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹ jiː²¹/ Noun 麒麟兒 bright child; child prodigyWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.