n. (Trad=龍, Pinyin=long2) dragon, serpent

adj. (Trad=龍, Pinyin=long2) imperial

yi4 deng1 long2 men2, shen1 jia4 shi2 bei4
Once the Dragon Gate is crossed, one's status rises ten times.
Describing meteoric rise in social status. (Quoted from a letter written by Li Bai to Han Chaozong)

wo4 hu3 zang4 long2
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
Tigers are crouching and dragons are hiding so that you won't see them. Truly powerful people tend to hide their powers rather than flaunting them. Compare with 嘴上歉虚，心理很得意 (zui4 shang4 qian1 xu1, xin1 li3 hen3 de2 yi4).

ye4 gong1 hao4 long2
Lord Ye loved dragons.
A metaphor to say a person just likes something's surface look, but fears its inside details. A pretended love for what you really fear.

tu2 long2 zhi1 ji4
The art of killing dragons.
An art of high order but of little value. As much use as a headache.

qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2
A powerful dragon cannot crush a snake in its old haunts.
Even a powerful man cannot crush a local bully.

hua4 long2 dian3 jing1
Adding eyes to a painted dragon.
Adding the finishing touches. Adding a word or two to clinch the point. Compare with 画蛇添足 (hua4 she2 tian1 zu2).

Pinyin: long2
Wade-Giles: lung2
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