九龍
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See also: 九龙
Chinese
| nine | dragons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (九龍) | 九 | 龍 | |
| simp. (九龙) | 九 | 龙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gau2 lung4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiú-liùng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5cieu-lon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒulóng
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-lung2
- Yale: jyǒu-lúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoulong
- Palladius: цзюлун (czjulun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 lung4
- Yale: gáu lùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 lung4
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 lung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-liùng
- Hakka Romanization System: giuˋ liungˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: giu3 liung2
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯u³¹ li̯uŋ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
九龍
- (Chinese mythology) nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding
- (Chinese mythology) beast ridden by immortals
- (literary, figurative, laudatory) nine men from the same school or family
Derived terms
Proper noun
九龍
- Kowloon (an urban area of Hong Kong)
- (～江) Jiulong River (a river in southern Fujian)
- (～縣) Jiulong (a county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan)
Synonyms
- (river): 北溪 (Běixī) (upper reaches, above the confluence with the Xixi); 龍江／龙江 (Lóngjiāng) (obsolete or historical)
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 九 | 龍 |
| きゅう Grade: 1 |
りゅう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 九龍 / 九龙 (jiǔlóng).
Proper noun
九龍 • (Kyūryū) ←きうりゆう (Kiuryuu)?
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 九 | 龍 |
| かう Grade: 1 |
ろん Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 九 | 龍 |
| くー Grade: 1 |
ろん Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | |
Borrowed from Cantonese 九龍 / 九龙 (gau2 lung4).