zhú​lóng

Zhulong

  • created reference approved 烛龙/燭龍 → 烛阴/燭陰 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烛龙 / 燭龍 zhú​lóng

    烛阴 / 燭陰 zhú​yīn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 烛龙/燭龍 · zhú​lóng · Zhulong — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烛龙 / 燭龍

    zhú​lóng

    Zhulong

    a mythical deity with a human face and a red snake-like body; according to legend, his eyes opening and closing create day and night, and his breathing creates the seasons

    烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · to illuminate 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 烛龙/燭龍 · zhú​lóng · sun — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    烛龙 / 燭龍

    zhú​lóng

    sun

    (literary) a poetic name for the sun, derived from the deity of the same name

    烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · to illuminate 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · dragon

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

    created sense