祖龍

See also: 祖龙

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (祖龍)		祖	龍
simp. (祖龙)		祖	龙

Etymology

Literally: the founding (i.e. the one who founded the empire) dragon

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zǔlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zǔlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zǔlóng
    • Wade–Giles: Tsu³-lung²
    • Yale: Dzǔ-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuulong
    • Palladius: Цзулун (Czulun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

祖龍

1. a pseudonym of Qin Shihuang's (259 B.C.E. - 210 B.C.E.)

祖龍