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 jiào zuò dúyǎnlóng.
He is called 'one-eyed dragon' because he lost sight in one eye.
Rìběn zhànguó míngjiàng Yīdá Zhèngzōng bèi chēng wéi 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