Ma Lin (Water Margin)
| Ma Lin | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 41 |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Iron Flute Deity" 鐵笛仙 |
| Weapon | Pair of sabres |
| Origin | Bandit leader from Mount Yellow Gate |
| Designation | Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan |
| Rank | 67th, Bright Star (地明星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Jiankang Prefecture (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) |
| Chinese 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.