長龍

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (長龍)		長	龍
simp. (长龙)		长	龙
Literally: “long dragon”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chánglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chánglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chánglóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻang²-lung²
  - Yale: cháng-lúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnglong
  - Palladius: чанлун (čanlun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: chèuhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

長龍

(figurative) long queue (of people, cars, etc.)
街上排起了長龍。／街上排起了长龙。 ― Jiē shàng pái qǐ le chánglóng. ― There is a long line of cars on the street.

Derived terms

大排長龍／大排长龙 (dàpáichánglóng)
排長龍／排长龙 (pái chánglóng)

Proper noun

長龍

(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Changlong (a town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, formerly a township)

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