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Denglong (mythology)
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Not to be confused with paper lantern, known as "Dēnglóng" (灯笼 / 燈籠) in Chinese.
The Dēnglóng (traditional Chinese: 蹬龍; simplified Chinese: 蹬龙), or Wàngtiānhǒu (Chinese: 望天吼), Cháotiānhǒu (Chinese: 朝天吼), or simply Hǒu (Chinese: 犼) is a Chinese legendary creature.
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