龍鬚

Chinese

dragon; imperial; surname beard; mustache
trad. (龍鬚) 龍 鬚
simp. (龙须) 龙 须

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 龍 鬚
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 心 (16)
Final (韻) 鍾 (7) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 力鍾切 相俞切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨoŋ/ /sɨo/
Pan
Wuyun
/lioŋ/ /sio/
Shao
Rongfen
/lioŋ/ /sio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/luawŋ/ /suə̆/
Li
Rong
/lioŋ/ /sio/
Wang
Li
/lĭwoŋ/ /sĭu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/li̯woŋ/ /si̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lóng xū

Noun

龍鬚

  1. (literally) dragon's beard
  2. (figuratively) something long and thin, resembling dragon's beard
  3. (figuratively, literary, historical) beard of emperors
  4. (Min Nan) cloth pulled on a coffin during a funeral procession
  5. Short for 龍鬚草/龙须草 (“Chinese alpine rush”).
  6. Short for 龍鬚席/龙须席 (“mat made from Chinese alpine rush”).

Derived terms

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