龍U+9F8D16 STROKES
Entry·pron. lóng
ㄌㄨㄥˊ
“Chinese dragon; a mythical creature; emperor; dinosaur; a long, winding object; a type of synthetic fiber.”
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- 林佳龍ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊLin Chia-lung; Taiwanese politician; served as mayor of Taichung City and foreign minister of Taiwan.
- 龍頭ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊfaucet; tap; leader; chief; front-runner; figurehead on a dragon boat prow
- 郝龍斌ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄣHau Lung-pin (Hao Longbin); Taiwanese politician; mayor of Taipei from 2006 to 2014; prominent Kuomintang figure.
- 恐龍ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊdinosaur; (slang) an ugly person
- 龍潭ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊLongtan, a township in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan; Longtan district of Jilin city, Jilin province, mainland China; Longtan, a town in Jurong county, Jiangsu province, mainland China.
- 龍眼ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇlongan fruit; a small, round, sweet tropical fruit with translucent flesh; the tree that bears this fruit.
- 龍舟ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡdragon boat, often raced during the Dragon Boat Festival; imperial boat used by the emperor
- 沙龍ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊa gathering for discussing arts and ideas; an elegant venue for socializing and drinking; an art exhibition
- 烏龍ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊblack dragon; a dog (archaic); a blunder; an unexpected mistake or mix-up.
- 成龍ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊto become a dragon; to rise to prominence; to achieve great success in one's career
- 水龍頭ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊfaucet; tap; valve controlling water flow from a pipe.
- 陳金龍ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄥˊChen Jinlong; a prominent figure in Taiwanese folk religion; a deity or spirit medium associated with temple worship and divine communication
- 龍蝦ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚlobster; large marine crustacean with a hard shell, long antennae, and claws
- 大排長龍ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊa very long queue; a long line of people waiting; a snaking line stretching far ahead
- 龍王ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊdragon king; a dragon deity in Chinese mythology who rules the sea, commands aquatic creatures, and controls rain and clouds.
- 後龍ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊtown in Miaoli County, Taiwan; also a historic name for the area
- 龍山寺ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋTemple primarily dedicated to Guanyin, also enshrining Mazu and other deities; famous examples include those in Taipei's Wanhua and Changhua's Lugang.
- 來龍去脈ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄛˋfull sequence of events; entire background and development of a matter; origins and outcome
- 鄭芝龍ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄥˊZheng Zhilong (?–1661), Ming dynasty pirate-turned-general and father of Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga)
- 九龍ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊmythical beast that controls water; honorific for a family's nine sons
- 黑龍江ㄏㄟ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤHeilongjiang; major river in northeast Asia, flowing through China and Russia; province in northeast China
- 阿龍ㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊcommon Taiwanese nickname for a man named Long
- 龍門ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊmetaphor for the residence of a highly esteemed person; main gate of the imperial examination hall; Sima Qian (by metonymy, from his birthplace)
- 火龍果ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇpitaya; dragon fruit; edible cactus fruit with scaly red or yellow skin and sweet seeded flesh
- 烏龍茶ㄨ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊoolong tea; a partially fermented tea, darker than green tea but lighter than black tea; widely produced in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan.
- 龍捲風ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄈㄥtornado; funnel-shaped whirlwind with extremely strong winds and a narrow path, causing severe destruction along its route
- 保麗龍ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊexpanded polystyrene foam; Styrofoam, used for packaging, insulation, and keeping things cold
- 龍舟賽ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄙㄞˋdragon boat race; competitive rowing event held during the Dragon Boat Festival, now also a popular water sport
- 龍女ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄩˇdaughter of a dragon king in mythology
- 天龍八部ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄨˋBuddhist term for the eight classes of guardian deities: gods, dragons, yakshas, asuras, garudas, gandharvas, kimnaras, and mahoragas; also the title of a famous wuxia novel by Jin Yong
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