| Long gu |
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lónggǔ written in seal script |
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍骨 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 龙骨 |
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| Literal meaning | dragon bones |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | lónggǔ |
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| Romanization | liùng-kut |
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| Jyutping | lung4gwat1 |
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| Middle Chinese | ljowng kwot |
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| Zhengzhang | /*b·roŋ kuːd/ |
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| Kanji | 竜骨 |
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| Kana | りゅうこつ |
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| Transcriptions |
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| Romanization | ryū kotsu |
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| Latin | os draconis |
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Long gu 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 dragons.