九龍
See also: 九龙
Chinese edit
nine | dragons | ||
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trad. (九龍) | 九 | 龍 | |
simp. (九龙) | 九 | 龙 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
九龍
- (Chinese mythology) nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding
- (Chinese mythology) beast ridden by immortals
- (literary, figurative, laudatory) nine men from the same school or family
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
九龍
- Kowloon (an urban area of Hong Kong)
- (~江) Jiulong River (a river in southern Fujian)
- (~縣) Jiulong (a county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan)
Synonyms edit
- (river): 北溪 (Běixī) (upper reaches, above the confluence with the Xixi); 龍江/龙江 (Lóngjiāng) (obsolete or historical)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Others:
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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九 | 龍 |
きゅう Grade: 1 |
りゅう Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Proper noun edit
九龍 • (Kyūryū) ←きうりゆう (kiuryuu)?
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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九 | 龍 |
かう Grade: 1 |
ろん Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Kanji in this term | |
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九 | 龍 |
くー Grade: 1 |
ろん Jinmeiyō |
irregular |
Borrowed from Cantonese 九龍/九龙 (gau2 lung4).