龍馬

See also: 龙马

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	horse; surname
trad. (龍馬)		龍	馬
simp. (龙马)		龙	马
anagram		馬龍／马龙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lóngmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: lóngmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longmaa
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ maa⁵
  - Yale: lùhng máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ mɑː¹³/

Noun

龍馬

(Chinese mythology) longma (mythological creature with a dragon's head and a horse's body)
(literary) fine horse

Adjective

龍馬

aged but vigorous; old but strong

Derived terms

龍馬精神／龙马精神

Proper noun

龍馬

(astronomy) Alternative name for 房 (Fáng, “Room (constellation)”).

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 龍馬 (ljowng mæ^X, literally “dragon + horse”). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Kanji in this term
龍	馬
りゅう Jinmeiyō	め Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

龍馬 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 竜馬, hiragana りゅうめ, rōmaji ryūme)

Kyūjitai form of 竜馬: excellent horse; promoted bishop

Etymology 2

Alteration of ryūme above, using the kan'yōon reading of ma for the 馬 character.

Kanji in this term
龍	馬
りゅう Jinmeiyō	ま Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

龍馬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 龍馬, hiragana りゅうま, rōmaji ryūma)

Kyūjitai form of 竜馬: promoted bishop

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