威龙 (Wēilóng): mighty dragon (literal); common…

Meanings

1 mighty dragon (literal); commonly part of Hong Kong film titles, e.g. 《城市猎人》... 《赌神》's 周润发 vehicles often used 威龙; also the spicy snack-food brand 卫龙 (Wèilóng) is sometimes mis-spelled this way

Characters

威

Examples

周星驰主演了《功夫》和《破坏之王》等电影,香港媒体称他为喜剧之王威龙。

Zhōu Xīngchí zhǔyǎn le 《Gōngfu》 hé 《Pòhuài zhī Wáng》 děng diànyǐng, Xiānggǎng méitǐ chēng tā wèi xǐjù zhī wáng wēilóng.

Stephen Chow starred in Kung Fu Hustle, Love on Delivery and other films; Hong Kong media call him a 'mighty dragon' of comedy.

《赌侠之上海滩赌圣》原名《赌圣II:上海滩赌圣》,是周星驰演的赌片威龙系列之一。

《Dǔxiá Zhī Shànghǎitān Dǔshèng》 yuán míng 《Dǔshèng II: Shànghǎitān Dǔshèng》, shì Zhōu Xīngchí yǎn de dǔ piàn wēilóng xìliè zhī yī.

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai is part of Stephen Chow's gambling-film 'mighty dragon' series.

Tips

culture

威 'mighty/awesome' + 龙 'dragon' is a Hong Kong cinema cliché — see 《赌神2》's 高进威龙 and《威龙闯天关》(Justice, My Foot!, 1992, Stephen Chow). The construction (X威龙 / 威龙X) brands a tough-guy hero. Separately, 卫龙 (Wèilóng, 'Defending Dragon') is one of mainland China's biggest spicy gluten-snack (辣条) brands — different characters but easily confused.