四神

しじん【四神】

〔道教の四方の神; 青竜, 白虎, 朱雀, 玄武〕 the four Taoist gods supposed to reign over the four points of the compass(: the blue dragon of the east, the white tiger of the west, the red phoenix of the south, and the black turtle-snake of the north).

四神旗 the flags of the four Taoist gods.

四神相応 an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a highway in the west, a hollow in the south, and a hill in the north.