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土龍

土龍

See also: 土龙

Chinese

		earth; dust	dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)
trad. (土龍)		土	龍
simp. (土龙)		土	龙

Noun

土龍

dragon made of soil (used in ancient times for rain prayers)
Synonym of 蚯蚓
Synonym of 鼉

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tǔlóng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Min Nan (POJ): thô͘-lêng / thô͘-liông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tǔlóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuulong
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thô͘-lêng / thô͘-liông
  - Tâi-lô: thôo-lîng / thôo-liông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toleeng, tolioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/, /tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/, /tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/, /tʰɔ¹³⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/, /tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/, /tʰɔ²³⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/