n.dragon; mythological animal with a long body, scales, horns, wings and feet, which could walk, fly, swim and gather clouds to pour down rain; a huge extinct reptile wǒ shǔ lóng 我属龙。 I am a dragon. tā shā sǐ le nà tiáo lóng 他杀死了那条龙。 He slew the dragon. ...
The definition & meaning, examples & expressions, synonyms & antonyms, idioms & phrases, similar-form characters and Homophones of 珑 in HanBook Chinese Dictionary. The Chinese translation of 珑 is jade for asking rain; jade with dragon-design carvings (
Chinese Jade has a very respect status in the world, and Pixiu is a kind of dragon in old Chinese tale. Today, we will talk about a kind of jade in China and also to understand what the meaning the jade Pixiu implied. Pixiu (貔貅píxiū) originally known as Pi Xie (辟邪bìxié) is...
The ancient Chinese character for "emperor" is "皇", meaning white jade. Since Han Dynasty (202 BC — 220 AD), jade in Chinese has been written as "玉", as the king's token. The Chinese Character "皇" (the right one) on Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Certificate (Hu Fu) to Deploy Fo...
Chinese Jade has a very respect status in the world, and Pixiu is a kind of dragon in old Chinese tale. Today, we will talk about a kind of jade in China and also to understand what the meaning the jade Pixiu implied. Pixiu (貔貅píxiū) originally known as Pi Xie (辟邪bìxié) is...
Elliot Smith remarks that the dragon in the East was originally “the personification of water, and was identified with kings and gods.”Footnote48TheBook of Changes, for example, explains the meaning of the hexagram “Zhen震” as the dragon and the thunder. It asserts that the divine king ...
The revised entry in the Oxford English Dictionary explains the meaning of "Chinese dragon" as such: "A mythological creature or god associated with China, depicted in a variety of different animal forms, but typically as a se...
Jade is not a simple object, it’s an emotion for Chinese people. According to surveys, many famous ancient people had great passion to jade. And jade is endowed some special meaning by Chinese people. Many Chinese people think jade has power to drive away evil spirit. So it’s easy to...
Dragon The jade dragon carries profound cultural meaning in Chinese history, embodying virtues like benevolence, prosperity and the renewal of life. The only mythological Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is seen as strong, prosperous and wise, while desecrating dragon symbols is a taboo act in Asian cul...
while western dragon is belittled as an emblem of the evil, greedy for gold, with the symbolic meaning of destroy and deceiving. The following makes an introduction of Chinese dragon and western dragon from aspects of physical features, origin in mythology, and image in religion and literature ...