Chinese dragon

English

Noun

Chinese dragon

Chinese dragon (plural Chinese dragons)

(mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
(mythology) A large snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag, and the claws of a tiger; known for its benevolent behavior in ancient Oriental mythology.

Synonyms

(legendary creature): loong

Translations

legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures

Bengali: চীনা আজদাহা (cīna azdaha)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 龍／龙 (yue) (lung⁴)

Eastern Min: 龍／龙 (lṳ̀ng)

Hakka: 龍／龙 (lîung)

Mandarin: 龍／龙 (zh) (lóng)
Finnish: kiinalainen lohikäärme
French: dragon chinois m
Georgian: ჩინური დრაკონი (činuri draḳoni)
German: Long, Lóng
Indonesian: naga Tiongkok, naga Cina, liong (id)
Japanese: 竜 (ja) (りゅう, ryū, りょう, ryō, たつ, tatsu)
Korean: 용 (ko) (yong), 룡 (ryong) (North Korean), 미르 (ko) (mireu)
Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ (solontu), ᡧᠣᠯᠣᠨᡨᡠ (šolontu)
Marathi: चिनी ड्रॅगन m (cinī ḍrĕgan)
Persian: اژدهای چینی sg (eždehā-ye čini)
Russian: кита́йский драко́н m (kitájskij drakón)
Swedish: kinesisk drake c
Tajik: аждаҳои чинӣ sg (aždahoyi činī)
Thai: มังกรจีน (mang-gon jeen)
Vietnamese: rồng (vi)

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