龙生九子

Traditional: 龍生九子

lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters

What does 龙生九子 mean?

龙生九子 (lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters

2good and bad intermingled

3It takes all sorts to make a world.

Character breakdown

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龙Lóngsurname Long 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 九jiǔnine · 9 子zǐson · child

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龙生九子

lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ

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