烏龍 (wu1 lung4*2 | wu1 long2) : Oolong tea; [Canto.] muddled, absent-minded

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烏龍

wu1 lung4*2

wu1 long2

[1] Oolong tea (see: 烏龍茶)
[2][粵]: muddled, absent-minded
[3] unexpected mistake or mishap (e.g., 擺烏龍, 烏龍指)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

烏龍 / 乌龙

This word has been viewed 2070 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 01:43 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 03:36

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Characters in this word:

烏 wu1 - crow; dark
龍 lung4 - dragon

6 compounds containing this word:

烏龍茶 - Oolong tea, black dragon tea
擺烏龍 - to make a mistake; accidentally score against one's own team
烏龍王 - a simple soul; sb who makes stupid mistakes
烏龍球 - own goal
烏龍波 - own goal
烏龍指 - fat finger glitch (in causing massive stock price fluctuations)

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烏龍茶係茶嘅一種。粵
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.

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Decimal representation of this word: 烏龍

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