化骨龍

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	bone	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (化骨龍)		化	骨	龍
simp. (化骨龙)		化	骨	龙

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ gwat¹ lung⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa³ gwat¹ lung⁴
    • Yale: fa gwāt lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ gwat⁷ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa³ gued¹ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ kʷɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

化骨龍

1. (Cantonese, mythology) a mythological creature that resembles a snakehead (Channidae) but has four legs, allegedly able to cause one's bones to dissolve if one were to eat it (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
2. (Cantonese, figurative) one's own child, often one who is difficult to bring up (originally because of being a big eater, thus becoming a financial burden for parents) (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
3. (Cantonese, figurative) food waste shredder

See also

• 撻生魚／挞生鱼