| 龍 | 878A00 60S.70-2 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄌㄨㄥˊ [long2] | ||
| N. | (1) Dragon: 龍王 (myth.) Dragon King (of the seas and lakes); 龍宮 crystal palace of Dragon King: 走筆龍蛇 swift curling style of calligraphy; 龍驤（行）虎步 martial gait; 龍潭虎穴 dragon's pond and tiger's cave--dangerous places; 龍肝鳳髓 great delicacies; 龍鳳 the dragon and the phoenix, generally, symbolic of male and female; 龍飛鳳舞 of swift movement of dancing or calligraphy. (2) Dragon as symbol of emperor: 龍袍 imperial robe; 龍顏 His Majesty's face, countenance; 龍廷 imperial court; 龍心大悅 His Majesty was greatly pleased. (3) As litr. substitute for horse: 龍駒 a spirited horse, a precocious child; 龍驤 thoroughbred. (4) As symbolic of great men: 龍章鳳姿 great handsome appearance; 人中龍 the "dragon among men"; 龍馬 the great and distinguished among men; 龍生龍，鳳生鳳 compliment to having unusual sons and daughters. (5) A surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 龍船 [long2chuan2], n., dragon boat, racing boat with raised prow: 賽龍船 such boat race on Dragon Boat Festival, 5th day of 5th lunar month. 2. 龍泉 [long2qUan2], n., (1) name of sword; (2) (name of site producing) pale green monochrome porcelain. 3. 龍膽 [long2dan3], n., (bot.) ("dragon's bile") the gentian, Gentiana scabra, whose root is used for medicine. 4. 龍燈 [long2deng1], n., as in 耍龍燈 the dragon dance, lighted from within at night. 5. 龍鳳餅 [long2feng4bing3], n., betrothal cake gift distributed to friends as announcement (also called 餅子). 6. 龍骨 [long2gu3], n., (1) teeth and bones of anc. animals used as medicine; (2) main beam, prow to stern, of boat; (3) 龍骨車 system of water wheels for hauling up water. 7. 龍介 [long2jie4], n., a shellfish, Serpula contortuplicata. 8. 龍井 [long2jing3], n., name of famous tea. 9. 龍舟 [long2zhou1], n., see [long2chuan2]↑. 10. 龍鍾 [long2zhong1], adj., as in 老態龍鍾 old appearance with bent back and unsteady steps. 11. 龍卷 [long2jUan4], n., (1) dragon robe of emperor; (2) ([long2jUan3] 龍卷風 cyclone, twister, tornado. 12. 龍門 [long2men2], n., "dragon gate" (myth.) where a carp becomes transformed into a dragon: 一登龍門，身價百倍 phr., prestige increases a hundred fold once a person is admitted to s. o.'s friendship; n., place famous for anc. sculptures on cliffside. 13. 龍腦 [long2nao3], n., "dragon's brain"--Borneo camphor (also called 片腦，冰片), valued as incense. 14. 龍蝦 [long2xia1], n., lobster. 15. 龍涎 [long2xian2], n., ambergris, found in sperm whales, used in perfumes. 16. 龍蝨 [long2shi1], n., (zoo.) an edible beetle in Canton, Cybister chinensis. 17. 龍鬚 [long2xU1], n., a kind of edible seaweed, grown on rocks; 龍鬚菜 asparagus. 18. 龍套 [long2tao4], n., actors' robes with dragon design, generally worn by court attendants or soldiers; such actors: 跑龍套 to play such roles. 19. 龍頭 [long2tou2], n., (1) water faucet (usu. 水龍頭); (2) (coll.) head of any group, esp. of gangsters. 20. 龍圖 [long2tu2], n., (myth.) stone tablet carried by dragons and horses from river, as omen of Huangti's reign. 21. 龍眼 [long2yan3], n., the longan, Nephelium longana (“dragon's eyes”); 龍眼茶 (＝桂園茶) tea made from this dried fruit. 22. 龍芽 [long2ya2], n., (bot.) the vervain (also 龍芽草), Verbena officinalis. 23. 龍陽 [long2yang2], n., 龍陽癖 (allu.) homosexuality. | |||||