九龍

See also: 九龙

Chinese

nine dragons
trad. (九龍) 九 龍
simp. (九龙) 九 龙

Pronunciation


Noun

九龍

  1. (Chinese mythology) nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding
  2. (Chinese mythology) beast ridden by immortals
  3. (literary, figurative, laudatory) nine men from the same school or family

Derived terms

Proper noun

九龍

  1. Kowloon (an urban area of Hong Kong)
  2. (~江) Jiulong River (a river in southern Fujian)
  3. (~縣) Jiulong (a county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan)

Synonyms

  • (river): 北溪 (Běixī) (upper reaches, above the confluence with the Xixi); 龍江/龙江 (Lóngjiāng) (obsolete or historical)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (九龍):
  • → Japanese: 九龍(きゅうりゅう) (Kyūryū)
  • → Korean: 구룡(九龍) (Guryong)
  • → Vietnamese: Cửu Long (九龍)

Others:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
九 龍
きゅう
Grade: 1
りゅう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Chinese 九龍/九龙 (jiǔlóng).

Proper noun

九(きゅう)龍(りゅう) • (Kyūryū) ←きうりゆう (kiuryuu)?

  1. Kowloon

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
九 龍
かう
Grade: 1
ろん
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Kanji in this term
九 龍
くー
Grade: 1
ろん
Jinmeiyō
irregular

Borrowed from Cantonese 九龍/九龙 (gau2 lung4).

Proper noun

九龍(クーロン) or 九龍(カウロン) • (Kūron or Kauron) 

  1. Kowloon
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