created sense approved 应龙/應龍 · yìnglóng · winged dragon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
应龙 / 應龍
yìnglóng
winged dragon
A mythical winged dragon from ancient Chinese legends, associated with water and rain. In mythology, this dragon assisted [[黄帝|黃帝|huang2 di4]] in defeating [[蚩尤|蚩尤|chi1 you2]] and [[夸父|夸父|kua1 fu4]], and also helped [[大禹|大禹|da4 yu3]] control the Great Flood by using its tail to carve out the paths of rivers.
应 (literal) → 应/應 · yìng · to suit 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon
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