臥龍
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See also: 卧龙
Chinese
| to lie; to crouch | dragon; imperial; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臥龍) | 臥 | 龍 | |
| simp. (卧龙) | 卧 | 龙 | |
| Literally: “crouching dragon”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Wòlóng
- Wade–Giles: Wo4-lung2
- Yale: Wò-lúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wohlong
- Palladius: Волун (Volun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
臥龍
- (historical) Alternative name for 諸葛亮/诸葛亮 (“Zhuge Liang”).
- (～自然保護區, ～特別行政區) Wolong National Nature Reserve (panda reserve in Sichuan province, China)
- (～區) Wolong (a district of Nanyang, Henan, China)
- (～鎮) Wolong (a town in Xiangcheng district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
- (～鎮) Wolong Town (name of several towns in China)