水龙 (shuǐ lóng) — (noun) fire hose; fire engine; (noun) a type of aquatic plant (e.g., water fern); (noun) the 29th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle (Water Dragon)
Definition
水龙 (shuǐlóng) has three distinct senses: a 'fire hose' (water-shooting device), an aquatic plant used in herbal medicine, and the 29th year in the sexagenary cycle (Water Dragon year).
noun
fire hosefire enginea type of aquatic plant (e.g., water fern)the 29th year in the Chinese sexagenary cycle (Water Dragon)
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Examples
- 水龙。Xiāo fáng duì yuán xùn sù dǎ kāi le shuǐ lóng.The firefighters quickly opened the fire hose.
- 水龙。Zhè zhǒng shuǐ lóng kě yǐ zhì liáo gǎn mào.This type of water plant can treat colds.
- 水龙。shuǐ lóng Shì gān zhī jì nián zhōng de dì èr shí jiǔ nián.Water Dragon is the twenty-ninth year in the sexagenary cycle.
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