乘龍

Chinese

		ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (乘龍)		乘	龍
simp. (乘龙)		乘	龙
Literally: “to ride a dragon”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénglóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ lung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénglóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénglóng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-lung²
    • Yale: chéng-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernglong
    • Palladius: чэнлун (čɛnlun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• 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/

Verb

乘龍

1. (figurative) to get a good son-in-law
2. (literary, of a king or emperor, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Derived terms

• 乘龍佳婿／乘龙佳婿 (chénglóngjiāxù)
• 乘龍快婿／乘龙快婿 (chénglóng kuàixù)