獨眼龍

Chinese

		one-eyed; person blind in one eye	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (獨眼龍)		獨眼	龍
simp. (独眼龙)		独眼	龙

Etymology

First attested in 974, in the Old History of the Five Dynasties. Originally referring to Emperor Wu of Later Tang for he suffered from poor sight in one eye.

是時，武皇既收長安，軍勢甚雄，諸侯之師皆畏之。武皇一目微眇，故其時號爲獨眼龍。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

是时，武皇既收长安，军势甚雄，诸侯之师皆畏之。武皇一目微眇，故其时号为独眼龙。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: The Old History of the Five Dynasties, 974 CE

Shìshí, Wǔhuáng jì shōu Cháng'ān, jūnshì shèn xióng, zhūhóu zhī shī jiē wèi zhī. Wǔhuáng yī mù wēi miǎo, gù qíshí hào wéi dúyǎnlóng. [Pinyin]

At that time [883 CE], Emperor Wu had recaptured Chang'an, and his military momentum was extremely formidable. The armies of all the feudal lords were awed by him. Emperor Wu had one slightly impaired eye and therefore was dubbed "One-Eyed Dragon" at his time.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dúyǎnlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): du² yan³ nong²
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ ngaan⁵ lung^4-2 / duk⁶ ngaan⁵ lung⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): tuh⁷ ngan lung⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): dueh^5-4 nie² lung¹
Northern Min (KCR): dŭ-ngǎing-lê̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): dŭk-ngāng-*lṳ̀ng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to̍k-gán-liông
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸doq-nge-lon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dou⁶ ngan³ long²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúyǎnlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúyǎnlóng
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-yen³-lung²
  - Yale: dú-yǎn-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuyeanlong
  - Palladius: дуяньлун (dujanʹlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúyǎnrlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúyǎnrlóng
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-yen³-ʼrh-lung²
  - Yale: dú-yǎnr-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwuyeallong
  - Palladius: дуяньрлун (dujanʹrlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: du² yan³ nong²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dujanlung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu²¹ iɛn⁵³ noŋ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ ngaan⁵ lung^4-2 / duk⁶ ngaan⁵ lung⁴
  - Yale: duhk ngáahn lúng / duhk ngáahn lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ ngaan⁵ lung^4-2 / duk⁹ ngaan⁵ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ ngan⁵ lung^4-2 / dug⁶ ngan⁵ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² ŋaːn¹³ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /tʊk̚² ŋaːn¹³ lʊŋ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: tuh⁷ ngan lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰuʔ² ŋan¹ luŋ³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: dueh^5-4 nie² lung¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /tuəʔ⁵⁴⁻² nie⁵³ luŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dŭ-ngǎing-lê̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu²⁴ ŋaiŋ²¹ lœyŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dŭk-ngāng-*lṳ̀ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuʔ⁵⁻²¹ ŋaŋ³³⁻²¹ l̃yŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍k-gán-liông
  - Tâi-lô: to̍k-gán-liông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doggafnlioong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸doq-nge-lon
  - MiniDict: doh^入 nge lon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵doq-nge-lon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /doʔ¹¹ ŋe²² loŋ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: dou⁶ ngan³ long²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /təu̯²⁴ ŋan⁴¹ l̃ʊŋ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /təu̯²⁴ ŋan⁴¹ lən¹³/

Noun

獨眼龍

(humorous) person blind in one eye

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 獨眼龍 (“person blind in one eye”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		獨眼龍
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	獨眼兒龍
	Taiwan	獨眼龍
	Singapore	獨眼龍
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	獨眼龍
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	獨眼兒龍
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	一隻眼, 獨眼銃
	Wanrong	一隻眼
	Xi'an	一隻眼兒
	Xuzhou	獨眼兒龍, 獨眼龍
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	獨眼龍
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	獨眼兒龍, 獨眼龍, 邊花兒
	Wuhan	半邊街, 獨眼龍
	Guiyang	獨眼龍
	Liuzhou	獨眼龍
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	獨眼龍
Cantonese	Guangzhou	獨眼龍, 單眼佬 man, 單眼仔 boy
	Hong Kong	單眼佬 man, 單眼婆 woman, 單眼仔 boy, 單眼妹 girl
	Dongguan	單眼佬 man, 單眼婆 woman, 單眼仔 boy, 單眼女 girl
Gan	Nanchang	獨眼龍
Gan	Pingxiang	獨眼龍
Hakka	Meixian	單眼仔
Hakka	Yudu	隻眼子, 隻眼, 單眼, 獨眼龍
Jin	Taiyuan	獨眼龍
Northern Min	Jian'ou	獨眼龍, 獨眼
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	獨眼龍
Southern Min	Xiamen	拍鳥目
	Quanzhou	拍鳥目
	Zhangzhou	拍鳥目
	Shantou	獨目
	Jieyang	獨目
	Leizhou	老𭿞
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	獨眼龍
Wu	Shanghai	獨眼龍
	Shanghai (Chongming)	獨眼龍
	Suzhou	獨眼龍
	Danyang	獨眼龍
	Hangzhou	獨眼龍
	Ningbo	獨眼龍
	Jinhua	獨隻眼
Xiang	Changsha	獨眼龍

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (獨眼龍):

→ Japanese: 独(どく)眼(がん)竜(りゅう) (dokuganryū)
→ Korean: 독안용(獨眼龍) (doganyong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獨	眼	龍
どく Hyōgai	がん Grade: 5	りゅう Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'on	goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 獨眼龍 – see the following entry.

【独眼竜どくがんりゅう】

[noun] a person who is blind in one eye

[proper noun] Date Masamune

(This term, 獨眼龍, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)