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Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
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dragon boat / imperial boat
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surname Long
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区 of Shenzhen, Guangdong
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
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市, Fujian
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
dragon and phoenix
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Dragon King (mythology)
rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
cave / natural cavern (in limestone)
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan / Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
lobster
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
dragon lantern
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin / Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
dragon robe / emperor's court dress
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong / Ryongchon, town in North Korea
Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市, Anhui
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
"dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship)
place in Shanghai / (coll.) male homosexual
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市, Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶)
chinchilla / Totoro (anime character)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭 / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
tornado / waterspout / twister
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
Longzhou county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)
the Emperor's bed
Longling county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
emperor's body; emperor's physical condition
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
dragon tree / Dracaena (botany)
fine horse / brilliant young man
gentian violet C25H30ClN3 / crystal violet
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
decrepit / senile
asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜
double column surface grinding machine
Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县 in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
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 or a new species of extinct human, Homo longi
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
to promote (to official position in former times)
Longci, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan
the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (mythology)
Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
ugly girl (slang) (Tw)
dragon (as a decorative design)
imperial chariot
(PRC) film screening permit
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
the Dragon Throne / the imperial throne
imperial court
dragon bean / long bean
military strategy and tactics / the imperial guard
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
sole / right-eyed flounder / flatfish / see also 鰈|鲽
tornado / hurricane / twister / cyclone
Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
fight between powerful contenders
Longhua District of various cities including Shenzhen, Guangdong and Haikou, Hainan
tarragon
twins of mixed sex
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
imperial towel
tarragon
Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
Longkou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong

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