古龙水

古龍水

gǔlóngshuǐ

noun #24,460

Measure Word

一瓶古龙水 píng

Meanings

1 cologne
2 eau de cologne

Characters

ancient / phonetic (Co-)

dragon / phonetic (-logne)

Examples

他出门前喷了一些古龙水。

Tā chūmén qián pēn le yīxiē gǔlóngshuǐ.

He sprayed some cologne before going out.

这款古龙水的气味很清爽。

Zhè kuǎn gǔlóngshuǐ de qìwèi hěn qīngshuǎng.

This cologne has a very fresh scent.

Tips

history

古龙水 is a phonetic-semantic loan from French eau de Cologne (Cologne water), named after the German city of Cologne (科隆) where the fragrance originated in the early 18th century. 古龙 renders the sound 'Cologne'; 水 means water.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

龙 lóng

水 shuǐ