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

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

(figurative) to get a good son-in-law
(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)

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