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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
龍 龙 see styles |
lóng long2 lung riyou / riyo りよう |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon(out-dated kanji) (1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (personal name) Riyou A dragon, dragon-like, imperial; tr. for nāga, which means snake, serpent; also elephant, elephantine, serpent-like, etc., cf. 那. |
五形拳 see styles |
gokeiken / gokeken ごけいけん |
More info & calligraphy: Wu Xing Fist |
那伽 see styles |
nà qié na4 qie2 na ch`ieh na chieh naka なか |
(female given name) Naka nāga. Snake, dragon, elephant. It is tr. by 龍 dragon and by 象 elephant. (1) As dragon it represents the chief of the scaly reptiles; it can disappear or be manifest, increase or decrease, lengthen or shrink; in spring it mounts in the sky and in winter enters the earth. The dragon is of many kinds. Dragons are regarded as beneficent, bringing the rains and guarding the heavens (again Draco); they control rivers and lakes, and hibernate in the deep. nāga and mahānāga are titles of a Buddha, (also of those freed from reincarnation) because of his powers, or because like the dragon he soars above earthly desires and ties. One of his former reincarnations was a powerful poisonous dragon which, out of pity, permitted itself to be skinned alive and its flesh eaten by worms. (2) A race of serpent-worshippers. |
梁皇懺 梁皇忏 see styles |
liáng huáng chàn liang2 huang2 chan4 liang huang ch`an liang huang chan Ryōkō sen |
The litany of Liang Wudi for his wife, who became a large snake, or dragon, after her death, and troubled the emperor's dreams. After the litany was performed, she became a devi, thanked the emperor, and departed. |
龍頭蛇尾 龙头蛇尾 see styles |
lóng tóu shé wěi long2 tou2 she2 wei3 lung t`ou she wei lung tou she wei |
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
強龍不壓地頭蛇 强龙不压地头蛇 see styles |
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2 ch`iang lung pu ya ti t`ou she chiang lung pu ya ti tou she |
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 6 results for "Dragon Snake" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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