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English

1. (slang) dependent child or elderly person, most commonly used to refer to children that have been raised by parents who have expended a lot of blood, sweat and tears (originally a mythical fish that would cause one to vanish when eaten)
2. a legendary creature that looks exactly like a snakehead but with four legs, which is said to be deadly poisonous if mistakenly eaten as it can "dissolve one's bones"; literally "bone-dissolving dragon" ----
3. child; dependant child; used to emphasise the hardship in bringing up the child(ren)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 傳説生物，據講同生魚一樣樣，但係有四隻腳，食咗會全身啲骨溶晒噉死（量詞：條／隻）
2. 對未自立嘅仔女嘅戲稱，用嚟強調養大佢哋好辛苦（量詞：隻／班）

Examples

• 隻化骨龍仲細嗰陣，就望佢快啲大；到佢真係大個嘞，又有啲唔捨得。

  When the "bone-dissolving dragon" was still a kid, I wanted him to grow up faster; now that he is grown-up, and I miss that time.