Zhulong | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 燭龍 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 烛龙 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Torch Dragon | ||||||||
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Choulong | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 逴龍 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 逴龙 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Distant Dragon Quarrelsome Dragon | ||||||||
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Zhoulong | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 趠龍 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 趠龙 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Outstanding Dragon Departed Dragon | ||||||||
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Zhuyin | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 燭陰 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 烛阴 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Light-&-Dark Illuminator of the Darkness | ||||||||
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Zhulong /ˈdʒuːlɒŋ/ or Zhuyin /ˈdʒuːjɪn/, also known in English as the Torch Dragon, was a giant red solar dragon and god in Chinese mythology. It supposedly had a human's face and snake's body, created day and night by opening and closing its eyes, and created seasonal winds by breathing.