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烏龍

简乌龙 · 繁烏龍

Mandarin · pinyin wū lóng

black dragon
unexpected mistake or mishap
own goal (soccer)
oolong (tea)
(Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon

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乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2 · wu1 long2

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wu1 lung2

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noun · Etymology 1

(literally) black dragon
(figurative, literary) dogs in general
(figurative, literary, obsolete) horse
(figurative, colloquial) unexpected mistake; mishap
(～茶) oolong (tea)
(Taiwanese Hokkien) black cricket

adj · Etymology 1

(chiefly Cantonese) muddled; absent-minded; silly

name · Etymology 1

(～鄉) Wulong (a township in Wuxi, Chongqing, China)
Name of a loyal dog owned by Jin-dynasty Zhang Ran.

noun · Etymology 2

(～麵) (chiefly Taiwan) udon (noodle)

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