龙骨水车 / 龍骨水車

lóng​gǔ​shuǐ​chē

dragon-bone water lift

A traditional Chinese wooden irrigation pump or waterwheel consisting of a wooden chain with paddles that move through a trough; it is powered by humans or animals and named for the chain's resemblance to a dragon's spine.

龙骨 (literal) → 龙骨/龍骨 · lóng​gǔ · keel 水车 (literal) → 水车/水車 · shuǐ​chē · waterwheel for irrigation

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM