🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

economía de dragón

Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.ko.noˈmi.a ðe ðɾaˈɣon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dragon economy/ˈdræɡ.ən ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El rápido crecimiento transformó el país en una economía de dragón."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A rapidly developing and robust national economy, typically located in East or Southeast Asia, characterized by high growth rates, industrialization, and strong export capabilities.

    "Government policies successfully transformed the developing nation into a dynamic dragon economy over the span of two decades."
  2. 2

    An economic model associated with the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) featuring state-directed development and export-oriented industrialization.

    "Economists often study the early dragon economy models to understand the catalysts behind rapid post-war modernization."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from 'dragon' (from Old English draca, via Latin and Greek, symbolizing power and rapid ascent in East Asian cultural metaphors) and 'economy' (from Greek oikonomia, meaning household management or administration). It emerged in late 20th-century economic discourse to describe the booming, export-driven economies of East and Southeast Asia, notably China and the Four Asian Tigers.

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🇫🇷French → English

économie dragon

Transliteration: e.kɔ.nɔ.mi dʁa.ɡɔ̃

"Cette nation est devenue une véritable économie dragon en Asie."

🇩🇪German → English

Drachenwirtschaft

Transliteration: ˈdʁaxn̩ˌvɪʁtschaft

"Die neue Drachenwirtschaft zieht viele internationale Investoren an."

🇮🇹Italian → English

economia del drago

Transliteration: e.ko.noˈmi.a del ˈdra.ɡo

"Il mercato asiatico si comporta come una vigorosa economia del drago."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

economía de dragón

Transliteration: e.ko.noˈmi.a ðe ðɾaˈɣon

"El rápido crecimiento transformó el país en una economía de dragón."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

economia de dragão

Transliteration: i.ku.noˈmi.ɐ dʒi dɾaˈɡɐ̃w̃

"A ascensão desta economia de dragão surpreendeu os analistas globais."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

ड्रैगन अर्थव्यवस्था

Transliteration: dregan arthavyavastha

"यह एशियाई देश एक उभरती हुई ड्रैगन अर्थव्यवस्था बन गया है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

巨龙经济

Transliteration: jù lóng jīng jì

"这个国家凭借强大的出口成为了亚洲的巨龙经济。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

용의 경제

Transliteration: yong-ui gyeongje

"아시아의 용의 경제는 세계 시장에서 중요한 역할을 합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ドラゴン経済

Transliteration: doragon keizai

"アジアにおけるドラゴン経済の発展は目覚ましいものがあります。"

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