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loong en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /lʊŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (China, uncommon) A Chinese dragon.
   • Rivers and lakes are where fish and loong (dragons) live. 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:

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