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蟠龍

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Mandarin · pinyin pán lóng

coiled dragon

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蟠: pán · coil; coiling, curling; occupy
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–2 · pan2 long2

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noun

(Chinese mythology) coiled dragon

name

(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Wuxiang, Changzhi, Shanxi, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Zhanggong district, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Liangping district, Chongqing, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Luojiang district, Deyang, Sichuan, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Lezhi, Ziyang, Sichuan, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Jintai district, Baoji, Shaanxi, China)
(～鎮) Panlong (a town in Baota district, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China)
(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Panlong (a town in Shuicheng, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China, formerly a township)
(～鄉) Panlong (a township in Jiang'an, Yibin, Sichuan, China)

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