應龍

See also: 应龙

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (應龍)		應	龍
simp. (应龙)		应	龙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìnglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìnglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqlong
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing³ lung⁴
  - Yale: ying lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying³ lung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

應龍

(Chinese mythology) Yinglong, a winged dragon which is said to have assisted Yu the Great to control the prehistoric flood, using its tail to shape rivers to guide floodwater to the ocean.
(Chinese mythology) A god of weather which is able to produce clouds and rain.

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