ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet)
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
七龙珠
Qī lóng zhū
Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
苍龙
Cāng lóng
Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 / (the seven mansions of the east sky)
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
龙争虎斗
lóng zhēng hǔ dòu
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants
香包
xiāng bāo
a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng
lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier
龙套
lóng tào
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage / cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 / in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 / recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom) / fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi) / fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom)
龙生九子
lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom) / fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
青龙
Qīng lóng
Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2] / (slang) man without pubic hair
孙悟空
Sūn Wù kōng
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1]
李安
Lǐ An1
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 / and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
五月节
Wǔ yuè jié
Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
汨罗
Mì luó
Miluo city in Hunan / Miluo river in Hunan, famous for Dragon Boat festival
龙门
Lóng mén
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
乘龙
chéng lóng
to ride the dragon / to die (of emperors and kings)
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its screen adaptations
包龙图
Bāo Lóng tú
Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
四灵
sì líng
four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person / a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom) / fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
龙人
Lóng rén
Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人[Dan1 ni2 suo3 wa3 ren2] or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
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