loong

See also: lôông

English

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Alternative forms

• lóng

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 龍 / 龙 (lóng). This spelling is used to differentiate the word from long.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʊŋ

Noun

loong (plural loong or loongs)

1. (uncommon, chiefly China) A Chinese dragon.
   • 2023, Weiqing Zhang, Tao Guan, Ou Tang, Yuanqing Ma, “国 Country—the Roots of Families”, in Understanding Chinese Wisdom through Characters, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, section 2 (Characters on Human Beings), page 168:

     Rivers and lakes are where fish and loong (dragons) live.

Translations

Chinese dragon — see Chinese dragon

Anagrams

• Longo, log on, log-on, logon, long o