乌龙 meaning in English
black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap
Traditional 烏龍9 strokes
Meaning of 乌龙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wūlóng
- black dragon
- unexpected mistake or mishap
- own goal (soccer)
- oolong (tea)
- (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
乌龙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他踢了一个乌龙球。
He scored an own goal.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
乌 wū · crow · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Related words
Words that share a character with 乌龙.
| 乌云 | wūyún | black cloud |
| 恐龙 | kǒnglóng | dinosaur (CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]); (old) (slang) ugly person |
| 沙龙 | shālóng | salon (loanword) |
| 水龙头 | shuǐlóngtóu | faucet; tap |
| 来龙去脉 | láilóng-qùmài | (lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; caus |
| 尼龙 | nílóng | (loanword) nylon |
| 龙舟 | lóngzhōu | dragon boat; imperial boat |
| 跑龙套 | pǎo lóngtào | to play a small role |
| 画龙点睛 | huàlóng-diǎnjīng | to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the |
| 乌鸦 | wūyā | crow; raven |
| 乌龟 | wūguī | tortoise; cuckold |
| 龙虾 | lóngxiā | lobster |
Questions about 乌龙
What does 乌龙 mean?
乌龙 (wūlóng) means "black dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap".
How do you write 乌龙?
乌龙 is made of 2 characters: 乌 (4 strokes), 龙 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
How is 乌龙 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 乌龙 is written 烏龍.