九龍

See also: 九龙

Chinese

		nine	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (九龍)		九	龍
simp. (九龙)		九	龙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔlóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lung⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiú-liùng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiú-liông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔlóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒulóng
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-lung²
    • Yale: jyǒu-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoulong
    • Palladius: цзюлун (czjulun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² lung⁴
    • Yale: gáu lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-liùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: giu^ˋ liung^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ liung²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯u³¹ li̯uŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-liông
    • Tâi-lô: kiú-liông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiwlioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 九龍

1. (Chinese mythology) nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding
2. (Chinese mythology) beast ridden by immortals
3. (literary, figurative, laudatory) nine men from the same school or family

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 九龍

1. Kowloon (an area in Hong Kong)
2. (～江) Jiulong River (river in southern Fujian)
3. (～縣) Jiulong County, Sichuan, China

Synonyms

• (river): 北溪 (Běixī) (upper reaches, above the confluence with the Xixi); 龍江／龙江 (Lóngjiāng) (obsolete or historical)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (九龍):

• → Japanese: 九龍(きゅうりゅう) (Kyūryū)
• → Korean: 구룡(九龍) (Guryong)
• → Vietnamese: Cửu Long (九龍)

Others:

• English: Kowloon
• Japanese: 九龍(クーロン) (Kūron), 九龍(カウロン) (Kauron)
• Korean: 주룽 (jurung)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
九	龍
きゅう Grade: 1	りゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Chinese 九龍／九龙 (jiǔlóng)

Proper noun

九(きゅう)龍(りゅう) • (Kyūryū) 

1. Kowloon

See also

• 九竜

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
九	龍
かう Grade: 1	ろん Jinmeiyō
irregular

Kanji in this term
九	龍
くー Grade: 1	ろん Jinmeiyō
irregular

Cantonese 九龍／九龙 (gau² lung⁴)

Proper noun

九龍(クーロン) or 九龍(カウロン) • (Kūron or Kauron) 

1. Kowloon