dragon

(1) The legendary magical animal with scales and horns can walk, fly, swim and make clouds and rain: ~ boat. ~ lights. ~ the palace. ~。 Make the finishing point. ~ the tiger is squatting.

(2) Paleontology refers to some giant reptiles with limbs and tails: fear.

(3) Used as a symbol of the emperor in feudal times: ~ body. ~ robes.

(4) it can be used as a surname.

Dragon is a miraculous animal in ancient myths and legends in China and other East Asian regions, and it is the leader of scale insects. Often used as a symbol of good luck, it is one of the most representative traditional cultures of East Asian nations such as the Chinese nation. Dragon legends and other dragon cultures are very rich. Legend has it that it can be hidden, detailed and huge, short and long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, the autumnal equinox dives into the deep, and it calls for rain, and these are the images of dragons developed in the later period, which are more complicated than the original dragons. In China, it is a symbol of good luck.

Differences between Chinese and Western dragons: Although "dragon" is generally translated as "dragon" in English, the "dragon" in European, American and Western cultures is quite different from the traditional dragon in China in appearance, background and symbolic meaning, but it is not just that. Before the popularization of Christianity, the "dragon" in the west has always been the national symbol of Vikings, Celts and Saxons, which is no different from the dragon in the East. With the growth of Christian power, the negative meanings of dragons and snakes have been amplified and described as evil "ancient snakes", "devils" and "Satan" in the Revelation of the New Testament. Since then, dragons in the west have often been equated with evil.