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龍宮 crystal palace of Dragon King: 走筆龍蛇 swift curling style of calligraphy;
龍驤（行）虎步 martial gait;
龍潭虎穴 dragon's pond and tiger's cave--dangerous places;
龍肝鳳髓 great delicacies;
龍鳳 the dragon and the phoenix, generally, symbolic of male and female;
龍飛鳳舞 of swift movement of dancing or calligraphy.
(2) Dragon as symbol of emperor: 龍袍 imperial robe;
龍顏 His Majesty's face, countenance;
龍廷 imperial court;
龍心大悅 His Majesty was greatly pleased.
(3) As litr. substitute for horse: 龍駒 a spirited horse, a precocious child;
龍驤 thoroughbred.
(4) As symbolic of great men: 龍章鳳姿 great handsome appearance;
人中龍 the "dragon among men";
龍馬 the great and distinguished among men;
龍生龍，鳳生鳳 compliment to having unusual sons and daughters.
(5) A surname.
2.龍泉 [long2qUan2], n., (1) name of sword; (2) (name of site producing) pale green monochrome porcelain.
3.龍膽 [long2dan3], n., (bot.) ("dragon's bile") the gentian, Gentiana scabra, whose root is used for medicine.
4.龍燈 [long2deng1], n., as in 耍龍燈 the dragon dance, lighted from within at night.
5.龍鳳餅 [long2feng4bing3], n., betrothal cake gift distributed to friends as announcement (also called 餅子).
6.龍骨 [long2gu3], n., (1) teeth and bones of anc. animals used as medicine; (2) main beam, prow to stern, of boat; (3) 龍骨車 system of water wheels for hauling up water.
7.龍介 [long2jie4], n., a shellfish, Serpula contortuplicata.
8.龍井 [long2jing3], n., name of famous tea.
9.龍舟 [long2zhou1], n., see [long2chuan2]↑.
10.龍鍾 [long2zhong1], adj., as in 老態龍鍾 old appearance with bent back and unsteady steps.
11.龍卷 [long2jUan4], n., (1) dragon robe of emperor; (2) ([long2jUan3] 龍卷風 cyclone, twister, tornado.
12.龍門 [long2men2], n., "dragon gate" (myth.) where a carp becomes transformed into a dragon: 一登龍門，身價百倍 phr., prestige increases a hundred fold once a person is admitted to s. o.'s friendship; n., place famous for anc. sculptures on cliffside.
13.龍腦 [long2nao3], n., "dragon's brain"--Borneo camphor (also called 片腦，冰片), valued as incense.
14.龍蝦 [long2xia1], n., lobster.
15.龍涎 [long2xian2], n., ambergris, found in sperm whales, used in perfumes.
16.龍蝨 [long2shi1], n., (zoo.) an edible beetle in Canton, Cybister chinensis.
17.龍鬚 [long2xU1], n., a kind of edible seaweed, grown on rocks; 龍鬚菜 asparagus.
18.龍套 [long2tao4], n., actors' robes with dragon design, generally worn by court attendants or soldiers; such actors: 跑龍套 to play such roles.
19.龍頭 [long2tou2], n., (1) water faucet (usu. 水龍頭); (2) (coll.) head of any group, esp. of gangsters.
20.龍圖 [long2tu2], n., (myth.) stone tablet carried by dragons and horses from river, as omen of Huangti's reign.
21.龍眼 [long2yan3], n., the longan, Nephelium longana (“dragon's eyes”); 龍眼茶 (＝桂園茶) tea made from this dried fruit.
22.龍芽 [long2ya2], n., (bot.) the vervain (also 龍芽草), Verbena officinalis.
23.龍陽 [long2yang2], n., 龍陽癖 (allu.) homosexuality.