化骨龍
简 化骨龙 · 繁 化骨龍Meanings
- (slang) dependent child or elderly person, most commonly used to refer to children that have been raised by parents who have expended a lot of blood, sweat and tears (originally a mythical fish that would cause one to vanish when eaten)
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
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Same syllable, six tones
Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.
Written characters
Both source spellings are represented. Written membership is not an etymological or semantic claim.
Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: hua4 gu3 long2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faa3 gwat1 lung4
Cantonese word readings for 化骨龍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
noun
- (Cantonese, mythology) a mythological creature that resembles a snakehead (Channidae) but has four legs, allegedly able to cause one's bones to dissolve if one were to eat it (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
- (Cantonese, figurative) one's own child, often one who is difficult to bring up (originally because of being a big eater, thus becoming a financial burden for parents) (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)
- (Cantonese, figurative) food waste shredder
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