the nine sons of the dragon(lóng shēng jiǔ zhǒng)

the nine sons of the dragon

Dragon born nine, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó ngsh ē ngji ǔ zh ǒ ng, meaning that the quality and hobbies of compatriots are different, the same as "dragon born nine", now used to refer to the quality and hobbies of compatriots are different. From journey to the West.

The origin of Idioms

The 43rd chapter of Wu Chengen's journey to the West in Ming Dynasty: "Ao Shun said:" this is exactly the saying that "nine kinds of dragons are born, and nine kinds are different."

Idiom usage

Used as subject, object, attribute; used to compare brothers, etc. example it turns out that although all the students in this school are the children of their own people and some relatives, as the saying goes, "one dragon produces nine kinds, and all kinds are different." If there are too many people, there will be a mixture of dragons and snakes, including the lower class. The ninth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

It is said that the Dragon King of Donghai gave birth to nine sons with different personalities and strengths. The eldest son is fond of music, the second is fond of attacking and killing, the third is fond of exploring, the fourth is fond of singing, the fifth is fond of sitting, the sixth is fond of loading, the seventh is fond of litigation, the eighth is fond of writing and the ninth is fond of swallowing.

Chinese PinYin : lóng shēng jiǔ zhǒng