chéng​lóng

to find a distinguished son-in-law

  • created sense approved 乘龙/乘龍 · chéng​lóng · to find a distinguished son-in-law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘龙 / 乘龍

    chéng​lóng

    to find a distinguished son-in-law

    to find an excellent husband for one's daughter; to gain a son-in-law of high caliber or status

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · eminent person

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 乘龙/乘龍 · chéng​lóng · to ride a dragon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘龙 / 乘龍

    chéng​lóng

    to ride a dragon

    to ride a dragon; an archaic metaphor used to describe the death of an emperor

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to ride 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense