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龍（龍）lónɡⅠ ? {動} （古代傳說中的神異動物） dragon
? （古代巨大的爬行動物） a huge extinct reptile: 恐 ～ dinosaur; 翼手 ～ pterodactyl
? （姓氏） a surname: ～ 慶 Long Qing Ⅱ ? （屬于帝王的） imperial: ～ 袍 imperial robe; ～ 廷 imperial court
◆龍船 dragon-boat; 龍膽 {植} radix gentianae; rough gentian; 龍的傳人 descendants of the dragon (metaphor for the Chinese nation); 龍燈 dragon lantern; 龍飛鳳舞 like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing — lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy; beautiful penmanship; elegant handwriting; exquisite calligraphy; flourish one's pen quickly and dexterously; make beautiful strokes with one's pen; swift movement of calligraphy; The long hand was just like dragons flying and a phoenix dancing — the lively style of penmanship.; 龍鳳呈祥 prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix; in extremely good fortune; 龍宮 TheDragon King's palace; 龍骨 a bird's sternum; {中藥} fossil fragments; keel; 龍井 Longjing, a famous green tea produced in Hangzhou; Dragon Well tea; 龍駒鳳雛 a young talented scholar; 龍卷 {氣} spout; tornado; 龍口奪糧 snatch food from the dragon's mouth — speed up the summer harvest￣ing before the storm breaks; 龍葵 {植} black nightshade; nightshade; 龍馬精神 the vigour of a dragon or horse — vigorous spirit of the aged; full of vigour [vitality]; 龍門刨床 {機(jī)} planer; planing machine; double housing planer; frame planer; closed planer; 龍門起重機(jī) gantry crane; goliath crane; 龍門石窟 the Longmen Grottoes (in Luoyang); 龍門銑床 {機(jī)} milling planer; gantry type milling machine; linear milling machine; planomiller; planomilling machine; plane milling machine; 龍腦 {化} borneol; camphol; borneo camphor; 龍年 the year of dragon; 龍盤虎踞 a terrain of strategic importance; a coiling dragon and a crouching tiger — a forbidding strategic point (usu. referring to the city of Nanjing); a mountain towering above a river; a strategic stronghold, formidable in aspect, dominating an important pass or trade route; 龍配龍， 鳳配鳳 Let beggars match with beggars.; 龍蛇混雜 There were snakes and vipers creeping around among the dragons — high and low were mixed together.; 龍舌蘭 {植} century plant; maguey; american agave; 龍生龍， 鳳生鳳 A child with clever and intelligent parents will do better than a child with dull and stupid ones.; Like begets like.; 龍虱 {動} predacious diving beetle; 龍?zhí)痘⒀?a chasm for dragon to hide or a cave for tigers to have their lair; a dragon's pond and a tiger's cave — dangerous places; a dragon's pool and a tiger's den — a danger spot; 龍?zhí)?actor playing a walk-on part in old-style opera; utility man; 龍騰虎躍 dragons rising and tigers leaping — a scene of bustling activity; a place where dragons soar and tigers leap; a scene of hustle and bustle as in a worksite, a farm-yard, a building lot, etc.; 龍頭 tap; cock tap; faucet; bib(b)cock; bib(b); front of mud flow; cock; 龍王 the Dragon King; the God of Rain in Chinese mythology; 龍舞 dragon dance; 龍蝦 lobster; bermuda lobster; crayfist; prawn 龍驤虎步 walk with one's head up like a dragon or tiger; walk with majestic steps;prance;martial gait; 龍須菜 [方] {植} （石刁柏） asparagus; 龍須草 {植} Chinese alpine rush; 龍血 {有化} dragon's blood; 龍牙草 {植} hairyvein agrimony; feverfew; 龍眼 {植} （桂圓） longan; euphoria longan; 龍吟虎嘯 cries of dragons and tigers; the roar of dragons and tigers; Dragons sing and tigers roar.; (It was like) the snorting of dragons, the howling of tigers.; 龍爪槐 Chinese pagoda tree; 龍爭虎斗 The dragons and tigers fought.; a dragon and a tiger in combat; 龍鐘 [書] decrepit; senile; 龍舟 dragon boat 龍longthe dragon as the symbol of the emperor |