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乘龍

简乘龙 · 繁乘龍

Mandarin · pinyin chéng lóng

to ride the dragon
to die (of emperors and kings)

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乘: chéng · ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
龍: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–2 · cheng2 long2

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verb

(figurative) to get a good son-in-law
(literary, of a king or emperor, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

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