龍馬

See also: 龙马

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	horse; surname
trad. (龍馬)		龍	馬
simp. (龙马)		龙	马
anagram		馬龍／马龙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ maa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngmǎ
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-ma³
    • Yale: lúng-mǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longmaa
    • Palladius: лунма (lunma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ maa⁵
    • Yale: lùhng máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ ma⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ maː¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 龍馬

1. (Chinese mythology) longma (mythological creature with a dragon's head and a horse's body)
2. (literary) fine horse

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 龍馬

1. aged but vigorous; old but strong

Proper noun

1. (astronomy) Alternative name for 房 (Fáng, “Room (constellation)”).

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Japanese

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 龍馬／龙马 (ljowng mæ^X, literally “dragon + horse”). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Kanji in this term
龍	馬
りゅう Jinmeiyō	め Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 竜馬: excellent horse; promoted bishop

Etymology 2

Alteration of ryūme above, using the kan'yōon reading of ma for the 馬 character.

Kanji in this term
龍	馬
りゅう Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 竜馬: promoted bishop