成龍
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chénglóng
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-lung2
- Yale: chéng-lúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernglong
- Palladius: чэнлун (čɛnlun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
成龍
- (literary, historical, figurative) to pass the imperial examination
- (figurative) to succeed in life; to become somebody
- (figurative) to form a whole
Synonyms
- (to become somebody): 成器 (chéngqì)
Derived terms
Proper noun
成龍
- the stage name of Jackie Chan (Hong Kong martial artist and actor)