龙生九子
Traditional form:
龍生九子
Pinyin (reading):
lóngshēngjiǔzǐ
Definitions:
- lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
- good and bad intermingled
- It takes all sorts to make a world.
Characters:
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
- 九 - nine
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
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