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Trad. 龍骨
- "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM)
- breastbone (of a bird)
- keel (of a ship)
Trad. 戾龍
- mythical evil serpent
- evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12
Trad. 追龍
- (slang) to inhale the vapor from heroin heated on a piece of aluminum foil; to chase the dragon
Trad. 火龍
- a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)
Trad. 後龍
- Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 烏龍
- black dragon
- unexpected mistake or mishap
- own goal (soccer)
- oolong (tea)
- (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
Trad. 蒼龍
- Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
Trad. 龍井
- see 龍井市|龙井市[Long2 jing3 Shi4]
- see 龍井區|龙井区[Long2 jing3 Qu1]
- Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶[long2 jing3 cha2])
Trad. 古龍
- Gu Long (1938-1985), Taiwanese wuxia novelist and screenwriter
Trad. 龍人
- Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heilongjiang in 1933, thought to be a Denisovan 丹尼索瓦人[Dan1 ni2 suo3 wa3 ren2] or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
Trad. 青龍
- Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍|东方青龙[Dong1 fang1 Qing1 long2] or 東方蒼龍|东方苍龙[Dong1 fang1 Cang1 long2]
- (slang) man without pubic hair
Trad. 龍套
- costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
- walk-on
Trad. 接龍
- to build up a sequence
- a succession of things, each linked to the previous one
Trad. 賀龍
- He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution
Trad. 新龍
- Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Trad. 龍潭
- Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
- see also 龍潭|龙潭[long2 tan2]
- Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
Trad. 龍灣
- Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Trad. 龍眼
- longan fruit
- dragon eye fruit
- Dimocarpus longan (botany)
- CL:粒[li4]
Trad. 龍羊
- Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
Trad. 雲龍
- Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
- Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Trad. 巨龍
- gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.)
- titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2])
- (slang) big dick
- schlong
Trad. 龍芯
- Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
Trad. 龍華
- see 龍華區|龙华区[Long2 hua2 Qu1]
- Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺[Long2 hua2 Si4] in Shanghai
Trad. 合龍
- to join the two sections (of a linear structure: bridge, dike etc) to complete its construction
Trad. 臥龍
- nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
- Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
- Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
Trad. 臥龍
- sleeping dragon
- (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity
Trad. 龍門
- see 龍門縣|龙门县[Long2 men2 Xian4]
- see 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1]
- see 龍門山|龙门山[Long2 men2 Shan1]
- Dragon Gate, mythical gate at the crest of a waterfall over which a carp may leap to become a dragon; (fig.) gateway to success or greatness
Trad. 小龍
- snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])
Trad. 龍頭
- faucet; tap
- bicycle handlebar
- chief; boss (esp. of a gang)
- (referring to a company) leader; front-runner
- figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2 chuan2]
Trad. 龍頭鍘
- lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor
Trad. 洛龍區
- Luolong, a district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 龍骨瓣
- (botany) carina; keel (of a papilionaceous flower)
Trad. 龍鬚糖
- dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands
Trad. 龍鬚菜
- asparagus
- (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
Trad. 龍鳳區
- Longfeng, a district of Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 長頸龍
- tanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
Trad. 歐姆龍
- Omron Corporation (Japanese electronics company)
Trad. 史特龍
- Stallone (name)
- Sylvester Stallone (1946-), American actor
Trad. 包龍圖
- Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Trad. 坐龍庭
- to be the reigning emperor
- to ascend to the imperial throne
Trad. 黑龍江
- see 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
- Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia
Trad. 義縣龍
- Yixianosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣|义县, Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, west Liaoning
Trad. 趙子龍
- courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Trad. 火龍果
- red pitaya
- dragon fruit
- dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)
Trad. 後龍鎮
- Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 玉龍縣
- Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan
Trad. 天龍人
- (Tw) (slang) privileged people oblivious to the hardships of others; Taipei residents or urban dwellers who consider themselves superior to others (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天竜人 "Tenryūjin", an arrogant, privileged group in the manga "One Piece")
Trad. 天龍國
- (Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having access to abundant resources)
Trad. 盤龍區
- Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
Trad. 獨龍江
- Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit
Trad. 烏龍麵
- udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle
Trad. 馬克龍
- Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017
Trad. 龍井區
- Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2 zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 龍井市
- Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
Trad. 龍井茶
- Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Trad. 盧龍縣
- Lulong, a county in Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 押沙龍
- Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)
Trad. 龍亭區
- Longting, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 和龍市
- Helong, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
Trad. 龍利葉
- Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
Trad. 馬卡龍
- (loanword) macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells