虯龍

Chinese

		young dragon with horns	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (虯龍)		虯	龍
simp. (虬龙)		虬	龙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ lung⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiû-liông / kî-liông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióulóng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-lung²
    • Yale: chyóu-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoulong
    • Palladius: цюлун (cjulun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau⁴ lung⁴
    • Yale: kàuh lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ lʊŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiû-liông / kî-liông
    • Tâi-lô: kiû-liông / kî-liông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiulioong, kilioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/, /ki²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/, /ki²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu¹³⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/, /ki¹³⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu²⁴⁻¹¹ liɔŋ²⁴/, /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²³⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/, /ki²³⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

Noun

虯龍

1. (literary, Chinese mythology) qiulong (type of dragon)
2. (literary, figurative) tortuous characters written in seal script
3. (literary, figurative) winding tree branches