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烏龍

Pronunciation: /u⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

“烏龍” is a Chinese word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. black dragon
  2. dogs in general
  3. horse
  4. unexpected mistake; mishap
  5. oolong (tea)
  6. black cricket
  7. (chiefly Taiwan) udon (noodle)

adjective

  1. muddled; absent-minded; silly

proper noun

  1. Name of a loyal dog owned by Jin-dynasty Zhang Ran.

Etymology

; "unexpected mistake; muddled" : Common folk etymologies attribute the word to English wrong, or own (as in own goal).

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