成龍

Chinese

		finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (成龍)		成	龍
simp. (成龙)		成	龙
Literally: “to become dragon”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chénglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chénglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chénglóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-lung²
  - Yale: chéng-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernglong
  - Palladius: чэнлун (čɛnlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: sìhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Verb

成龍

(literary, historical, figurative) to pass the imperial examination
(figurative) to succeed in life; to become somebody

Derived terms

成龍配套／成龙配套
望子成龍／望子成龙 (wàngzǐchénglóng)

Proper noun

成龍

the stage name of Jackie Chan (Hong Kong martial artist and actor)

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