成龍

See also: ⿱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

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• 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

1. (literary, historical, figurative) to pass the imperial examination
2. (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

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