Chinese dragon

English

Noun

Chinese dragon

Chinese dragon (plural Chinese dragons)

1. (mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
2. (mythology) A large snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag, and the claws of a tiger; known for its benevolent behavior in ancient Oriental mythology.

Synonyms

• (legendary creature): loong

Translations

legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 龍／龙 (yue), 龙 (lung⁴)

  Hakka: 龍／龙, 龙 (lîung)

  Mandarin: 龍／龙 (zh) (lóng), 龙 (zh) (lóng)

  Min Dong: 龍／龙, 龙 (lṳ̀ng)

• Finnish: kiinalainen lohikäärme
• Georgian: ჩინური დრაკონი (činuri draḳoni)
• German: Long, Lóng
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• Indonesian: naga Tiongkok, naga Cina
• Japanese: 竜 (ja) (りゅう, ryū, りょう, ryō, たつ, tatsu)
• Korean: 용 (ko) (yong), 룡 (ryong) (North Korean), 미르 (ko) (mireu)
• Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ (šolontu)
• Russian: кита́йский драко́н m (kitájskij drakón)
• Thai: มังกรจีน (mang-gon jeen)
• Vietnamese: rồng (vi)