Ma Lin | |
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Water Margin character | |
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First appearance | Chapter 41 |
Nickname | "Iron Flute Deity" 鐵笛仙 |
Rank | 67th, Bright Star (地明星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan | |
Origin | Bandit leader from Mount Yellow Gate |
Ancestral home / Place of origin | Jiankang Prefecture (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) |
Weapon | Pair of sabres |
Names | |
Simplified Chinese | 马麟 |
Traditional Chinese | 馬麟 |
Pinyin | Mǎ Lín |
Wade–Giles | Ma Lin |
Ma Lin is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Iron Flute Deity", he ranks 67th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 31st among the 72 Earthly Fiends.