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龙套

lóng tàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-acfe66995da6e709. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

龍套 龙套 [long2 tao4] /costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs/walk-on/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 龍套

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 套
    tào

    to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)

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