独眼龙

獨眼龍
dúyǎnlóng
noun #19,589

Meanings

  1. 1 one-eyed person
  2. 2 one-eyed dragon

Examples

Tā yīnwèi yī zhī yǎnjīng shīmíng, bèi rén jiàozuò dúyǎnlóng.
He is called 'one-eyed dragon' because he lost sight in one eye.
Rìběn zhànguó míngjiàng Yī dá Zhèng zōng bèi chēngwéi dúyǎnlóng.
The famous Japanese Sengoku general Date Masamune was known as the One-Eyed Dragon.

Tips

culture
独眼龙 is a nickname for historical one-eyed warriors. In Chinese history, Li Keyong () of the Tang dynasty was called 独眼龙. In Japan, Date Masamune is similarly known.

Stroke Order

yǎn
lóng