Chinese Character Dictionary

龙潭乡

Lóng tán xiāng

Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

龙湾

Lóng wān

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wēn zhōu shì], Zhejiang

龙湾区

Lóng wān qū

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wēn zhōu shì], Zhejiang

龙灯

lóng dēng

dragon lantern

龙争虎斗

lóng zhēng hŭ dòu

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

龙王

Lóng Wáng

Dragon King (mythology)

龙生九子

lóng shēng jiŭ zĭ

lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters

龙的传人

lóng de chuán rén

Descendants of the Dragon (i.e. Han Chinese)

龙眼

lóng yăn

longan fruit

龙羊

Lóng yáng

Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai

龙羊峡

Lóng yáng xiá

Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gòng hé xiàn] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai

龙肝凤胆

lóng gān fèng dăn

rare food

龙脉

lóng mài

dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon

龙胆

lóng dăn

rough gentian

龙胆紫

lóng dăn zĭ

gentian violet C2H30ClN3

龙舌兰

lóng shé lán

Agave americana (poisonous desert plant of Mexico)

龙舟

lóng zhōu

dragon boat

龙船

lóng chuán

dragon boat (used at 端午[Duān wŭ], the Dragon Boat Festival)

龙芯

Lóng xīn

Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)

龙华

Lóng huá

Longhua, name of numerous entities, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District of Haikou City 海口市[Hăi kŏu Shì], Hainan

龙华区

Lóng huá qū

Longhua district of Haikou city 海口市[Hăi kŏu Shì], Hainan

龙蒿

lóng hāo

tarragon

龙虎

lóng hŭ

outstanding people

龙虎斗

lóng hŭ dòu

fight between powerful contenders

龙虾

lóng xiā

lobster

龙血树

lóng xuè shù

dragon tree

龙袍

lóng páo

dragon robe

龙豆

lóng dòu

dragon bean

龙猫

lóng māo

chinchilla

龙趸

lóng dŭn

giant grouper

龙车

lóng chē

imperial chariot

龙游

Lóng yóu

Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang

龙游县

Lóng yóu xiàn

Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang

龙里

Lóng lĭ

Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

龙里县

Lóng lĭ xiàn

Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

龙钟

lóng zhōng

decrepit

龙门

Lóng mén

Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong

龙门刨

lóng mén bào

double column surface grinding machine

龙门山

Lóng mén shān

Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line

龙门山断层

Lóng mén shān duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

龙门断层

Lóng mén duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

龙门石窟

Lóng mén shí kū

Longmen grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luò yáng], Henan

龙门县

Lóng mén xiàn

Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong

龙陵

Lóng líng

Longling county in Baoshan 保山[Băo shān], Yunnan

龙陵县

Lóng líng xiàn

Longling county in Baoshan 保山[Băo shān], Yunnan

龙阳

Lóng yáng

place in Shanghai

龙阳君

lóng yáng jūn

homosexual (positive term)

龙头

lóng tóu

faucet

龙头企业

lóng tóu qĭ yè

key enterprises

龙头老大

lóng tóu lăo dà

big boss

龙头蛇尾

lóng tóu shé wĕi

lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

龙飞

lóng fēi

to promote (to official position in former times)

龙飞凤舞

lóng fēi fèng wŭ

flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)

龙马潭区

Lóng mă tán qū

Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市[Lú zhōu shì], Sichuan

龙马精神

lóng mă jīng shén

old but still full of vitality (idiom)

龙驹

lóng jū

fine horse

龙驹凤雏

lóng jū fèng chú

brilliant young man

龙腾虎跃

lóng téng hŭ yuè

lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)

龙骨

lóng gŭ

keel

龙骨车

lóng gŭ chē

water wheel