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

• Bengali: চীনা আজদাহা (cīna azdaha)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 龍／龙 (yue) (lung⁴)

  Eastern Min: 龍／龙 (lṳ̀ng)

  Hakka: 龍／龙 (lîung)

  Mandarin: 龍／龙 (zh) (lóng)

• Finnish: kiinalainen lohikäärme
• French: dragon chinois m
• Georgian: ჩინური დრაკონი (činuri draḳoni)
• German: Long, Lóng
• Indonesian: naga Tiongkok, naga Cina, liong (id)
• 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 (solontu), ᡧᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ (šolontu)
• Marathi: चिनी ड्रॅगन m (cinī ḍrĕgan)
• Persian: اژدهای چینی sg (eždehā-ye čini)
• Russian: кита́йский драко́н m (kitájskij drakón)
• Swedish: kinesisk drake c
• Tajik: аждаҳои чинӣ sg (aždahoyi činī)
• Thai: มังกรจีน (mang-gon jeen)
• Vietnamese: rồng (vi)