lóng
xián
xiāng

technical
common

Meaning of 龙涎香

龙涎香 means ambergris; a waxy aromatic substance from sperm whales. Pronounced lóng xián xiāng.

  • ambergris; a waxy aromatic substance from sperm whales

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
dǐng
xiāng
shuǐ
de
chéng
fèn
shì
lóng
xián
xiāng
 

The secret ingredient of this top-tier perfume is ambergris.

mín
zài
hǎi
tān
shang
xiàn
le
kuài
hǎn
jiàn
de
lóng
xián
xiāng
 

A fisherman found a rare piece of ambergris on the beach.

Lóng
xián
xiāng
de
xíng
chéng
yào
shù
shí
nián
 

The formation of ambergris takes decades.

Zài
dài
 
lóng
xián
xiāng
shì
fēi
cháng
zhēn
guì
de
gòng
pǐn
 

In ancient times, ambergris was a very precious tribute item.

Measure Words

/ kuài
Primary
/
公斤/ gōng jīn