English
Noun
Chinese dragon (plural Chinese dragons)
- (mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
- (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 (aždaho-yi čini)
- Thai: มังกรจีน (mang-gon jeen)
- Vietnamese: rồng (vi)
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