单词 | little dragon |
释义 | > as lemmaslittle dragon [After Chinese lóng dragon, the Chinese imperial emblem (alluding to the remaining capitalist economies in the area); in fuller form little dragon after xiǎolóng . Compare tiger n. Additions and Chinese lóngténg-hǔyuè, lit. ‘dragons rising and tigers leaping’, a scene of bustling activity.] Any of a number of newly industrialized South-East Asian countries or regions (esp. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea) characterized in terms of economic success. Frequently attributive, esp. in dragon economy. Also more fully little dragon. ΚΠ 1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 30 Apr. b1/1 Three-quarters of the world's poor live in the region, despite..the business ‘dragons’ of East Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea. 1988 Pacific Rev. 1 331 Singapore is already one of the four little dragons, Thailand and Malaysia are now clearly on the way..and resource-rich Indonesia exhibits great possibilities for development. 1992 Economist 18 Apr. 12/1 Today the Latins are only half as rich as the Asians. While the dragons were building rapid growth on fast-rising exports, the Latin Americans shielded inefficient local firms behind high trade barriers. 2000 C. H. Beng in F. Richter Dragon Millennium xi. 175 The times immediately ahead are likely to be more difficult for dragon economies, as well as for most other economies. < as lemmas |
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