Chinese dragon

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 (yue), 龙 (lung4) Hakka: 龍, 龙 (lîung) Mandarin: 龍 (zh), 龙 (zh) (lóng) Min Dong: 龍, 龙 (lṳ̀ng) Finnish: kiinalainen lohikäärme Georgian: ჩინური დრაკონი (činuri draḳoni) German: Long, Lóng

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)