恐龍
Chinese
| afraid; frightened; to fear | dragon; imperial; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (恐龍) | 恐 | 龍 | |
| simp. (恐龙) | 恐 | 龙 | |
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 恐竜 (kyōryū, “dinosaur”)
Pronunciation
Noun
恐龍
- dinosaur (animal of the clade Dinosauria) (Classifier: 頭/头; 隻/只)
- (slang, offensive, dated) very ugly woman
Derived terms
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 恐 | 龍 |
| きょう Grade: S |
りゅう Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
Noun
恐龍 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 恐竜, hiragana きょうりゅう, rōmaji kyōryū)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 恐 | 龍 |
Noun
恐龍 • (gongnyong, McCune-Reischauer: kongnyong, Yale: kōnglyong) (hangeul 공룡)
Vietnamese
| Hán tự in this word | |
|---|---|
| 恐 | 龍 |
Noun
恐龍 (khủng long)
- Hán tự form of khủng long, “dinosaur”
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