How to pronounce Jackie Chan (成龙) in Chinese
Jackie Chan’s Chinese name is 成龙, Chéng Lóng: "chung loong", both syllables rising. Hear 成龙 (chéng lóng) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
成龙
chéng lóng
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Characters & meanings
to become
dragon
Common mistake
Ch is retroflex: tongue tip curled back, with a puff of air. Both syllables rise; ong is "oong".
Jackie Chan in Mandarin: what to get right
成龙, "to become a dragon", is the stage name of the Hong Kong actor born Chan Kong-sang (陈港生) in 1954; it echoes the saying 望子成龙, parents hoping their son becomes a dragon. "Chan" is the Cantonese spelling of his birth surname 陈 (Mandarin Chén). In Cantonese the stage name is Sing Lung; this page scores the Mandarin, Chéng Lóng.
How English speakers usually say it
Learners who know the name only in English don’t know the Chinese one exists. Reading the pinyin, they say "cheng" as in "check" and "long" as in "long way". Mandarin eng is "ung" and ong is "oong".
How to say 成龙 tone by tone
Chéng: curl the tongue tip back toward the roof of the mouth (retroflex ch), push a puff of air, "chung", rising. Lóng: "loong", rising again. Give each its own rise; two rising syllables run together easily into one.
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