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Despite the similarities in the names, it doesn't seem to me that Lung Shen Li is at all related to the [[Shen-Lung]] breed of dragon. I was confused at first, and then I noticed Temeraire calls her "Shen Li" so that appears to be her given name, and she is simply "Lung" (Dragon)? What does Shen Li mean in Chinese, does anyone smarter than me know? -- [[User:Strangerface|Strangerface]] 06:32, 20 August 2010 (PDT) | Despite the similarities in the names, it doesn't seem to me that Lung Shen Li is at all related to the [[Shen-Lung]] breed of dragon. I was confused at first, and then I noticed Temeraire calls her "Shen Li" so that appears to be her given name, and she is simply "Lung" (Dragon)? What does Shen Li mean in Chinese, does anyone smarter than me know? -- [[User:Strangerface|Strangerface]] 06:32, 20 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
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:How about we add a new section mentioning them on the Shen-Lung page? [[User:Almaron|Almaron]] 04:07, 21 August 2010 (PDT) | :How about we add a new section mentioning them on the Shen-Lung page? [[User:Almaron|Almaron]] 04:07, 21 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
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| + | IMHO the "pink and palest orange cream" color description refers to Uluru at dawn, rather than Shen Li herself, and the only specific detail about her in that passage is the huge shadow of her wings. It's possible that they only saw her by that shadow because her own colors blended in, but OTOH her colors would've been obscured by the lighting and the distance. --[[User:Wombat1138|Wombat1138]] 23:16, 28 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
Revision as of 06:16, 29 August 2010
Names
Despite the similarities in the names, it doesn't seem to me that Lung Shen Li is at all related to the Shen-Lung breed of dragon. I was confused at first, and then I noticed Temeraire calls her "Shen Li" so that appears to be her given name, and she is simply "Lung" (Dragon)? What does Shen Li mean in Chinese, does anyone smarter than me know? -- Strangerface 06:32, 20 August 2010 (PDT)
- Shen Li? Oog. Considering the name of Lung Shen Gai (later seen near Sydney), I'm starting to think that the new breed actually is called "Shen", but that it's an audibly different word than the previously-known Shēn(神)-Lung and is being repeated to emphasize the different tone. However, I have no alternate leads so far. --Wombat1138 11:44, 20 August 2010 (PDT)
- Update: Zhongwen lists shén as the primary pronunciation of 神, re-opening the shēn tone as a possibility-- maybe shēn 伸, "stretch"? --Wombat1138 17:02, 20 August 2010 (PDT)
I suppose you are right and it might be a different a different meaning of "shen"? I have just added the Lung Shen Gai page and it would be strange for them both to be named Lung Shen if it weren't the breed. -- Strangerface 13:14, 20 August 2010 (PDT)
- How about we add a new section mentioning them on the Shen-Lung page? Almaron 04:07, 21 August 2010 (PDT)
Appearance
IMHO the "pink and palest orange cream" color description refers to Uluru at dawn, rather than Shen Li herself, and the only specific detail about her in that passage is the huge shadow of her wings. It's possible that they only saw her by that shadow because her own colors blended in, but OTOH her colors would've been obscured by the lighting and the distance. --Wombat1138 23:16, 28 August 2010 (PDT)
