龙珠 (lóng zhū) — (proper noun) Dragon Ball, the manga/anime franchise; (noun, rare) the plant Tubocapsicum anomalum (devil's tomato)
Definition
In modern usage 龙珠 almost always refers to the Japanese manga/anime Dragon Ball. The literal sense — the pearls in Chinese dragon lore or a rare plant name — is obscure and rarely encountered.
noun
(proper noun) Dragon Ballthe manga/anime franchise(noun, rare) the plant Tubocapsicum anomalum (devil's tomato)
Examples
- 《龙珠》？Nǐ xiǎo shí hou kàn guò 《lóng zhū》 ma?Did you watch Dragon Ball when you were little?
- 《龙珠》。Wǒ dì di fēi cháng xǐ huan 《lóng zhū》 lǐ de sūn wù kōng.My younger brother really likes Goku from Dragon Ball.
- 《龙珠》。《lóng zhū》 Shì yí bù jīng diǎn de rì běn dòng huà.Dragon Ball is a classic Japanese anime.
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