蛟龙 (jiāo lóng) — mythical flood dragon; a dragon-like water creature in Chinese mythology
Definition
蛟龙 is a mythological water dragon said to dwell in rivers and seas and bring floods — more aquatic and flood-linked than the general 龙, and often used in the idiom 如蛟龙得水 ('like a dragon in water') to mean thriving in the right environment.
noun
mythical flood dragona dragon-like water creature in Chinese mythology
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Examples
- ，蛟龙。Chuán shuō zhōng, jiāo lóng néng gòu yǐn fā hóng shuǐ.According to legend, the flood dragon can cause floods.
- 蛟龙。Zhè fú huà miáo huì le yì tiáo jiāo lóng zài yún zhōng téng fēi.This painting depicts a flood dragon soaring in the clouds.
- 蛟龙，。Tā rú jiāo lóng de shuǐ, zài xīn gōng sī fā huī le quán bù cái néng.He was like a flood dragon returning to water, fully using his talents at the new company.
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