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一條龍

简一条龙 · 繁一條龍

Mandarin · pinyin yī tiáo lóng

lit. one dragon
integrated chain
coordinated process

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
條: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
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条: tiáo · clause, condition; string, stripe
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2–2 · yi1 tiao2 long2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 tiu4 lung4

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noun

(literally) a dragon
(figurative) a long and continuous line; a long queue
(figurative) a coordinated process

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