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Long gu

Long gu or longgu (Chinese: 龙骨; pinyin: lónggǔ), literally translated as dragon bones (also referred to as os draconis or fossilia ossis mastodi), are remains of ancient life (such as fossils) prescribed for a variety of ailments in Chinese medicine and herbalism. They were historically believed, and are traditionally considered, to be the remains of…

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Hanyu Pinyin
lónggǔ
Jyutping
lung4gwat1
Kana
りゅうこつ
Kanji
竜骨
Latin
os draconis
Literal meaning
dragon bones

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Long gu

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples50
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Long gu

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related to Ancient and traditional use · 25
Long gu → AD, Ba, Beijing, Bencao Gangmu, Cangzhou, Chinese, Dragon, Fr, French Jesuit, However, Incarville, Jin, Lei Xiao, Li Shizhen, Liang, Mt, Robert Swinhoe, Shennong Bencaojing, Tai, Taiyuan
related to Use · 11
Long gu → An, China, Chinese, Dragon, Fossils, It, Protection, Regulation, Rural, The, The Bencao Gangmu
Romanization · 2
Long gu → liùng-kut, ryū kotsu
Transcriptions · 2
Long gu → TranscriptionsRomanizationryū kotsu, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinlónggǔHakkaRomanizationliùng-kutYue: CantoneseJyutpinglung4gwat1Middle ChineseMiddle Chineseljowng kwotOld ChineseZhengzhang/*b·roŋ kuːd/
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Long gu → lónggǔ
Jyutping · 1
Long gu → lung4gwat1
Kana · 1
Long gu → りゅうこつ
Kanji · 1
Long gu → 竜骨
Latin · 1
Long gu → os draconis
Literal meaning · 1
Long gu → dragon bones

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bones dragon chinese isbn traditional press long gu fossils remains ancient dragons medicine considered history also lónggǔ oracle bone fossil

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Long guHanyu Pinyinlónggǔ1.00infobox
Long guJyutpinglung4gwat11.00infobox
Long guKanaりゅうこつ1.00infobox
Long guKanji竜骨1.00infobox
Long guLatinos draconis1.00infobox
Long guLiteral meaningdragon bones1.00infobox
Long guMiddle Chineseljowng kwot1.00infobox
Long guRomanizationliùng-kut1.00infobox
Long guRomanizationryū kotsu1.00infobox
Long guSimplified Chinese龙骨1.00infobox
Long guTraditional Chinese龍骨1.00infobox
Long guTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinlónggǔHakkaRomanizationliùng-kutYue: CantoneseJyutpinglung4gwat1Middle ChineseMiddle Chineseljowng kwotOld ChineseZhengzhang/*b·roŋ kuːd/1.00infobox
Long guTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationryū kotsu1.00infobox
Long guZhengzhang/*b·roŋ kuːd/1.00infobox

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