龙王 (龍王)
Lóng Wáng
Pinyin
Definition
龙王 (龍王)
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- Dragon King (mythology)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (11)
胜者王侯败者寇
- 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
- 2 history is written by the victors
大水冲了龙王庙
- 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
- 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
- 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
成则为王,败则为寇
- 1 lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
- 2 fig. losers are always in the wrong
擒贼擒王
- 1 to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
混世魔王
- 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
- 2 fiend in human form
Sample Sentences
哎,我最近啊,真是诸事不顺。我妈说下次要带我去龙王菩萨那儿求个签,拜个佛,好去去晦气。
Ai-yi-yi, nothing has been going right for me lately. My mom said she's going to take me to Long Wang temple to pray that my bad luck goes away.