The difference between Dragon and Dragon lady
When used as nouns, dragon means in western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath, whereas dragon lady means an east asian woman who is stereotypically strong, deceitful, domineering or mysterious.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dragon and Dragon lady
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Dragon as a noun:
A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
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Dragon as a noun:
A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Wales.
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Dragon as a noun (obsolete):
An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A very large snake; a python. Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or . A Komodo dragon.
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Dragon as a noun (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized):
The constellation Draco.
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Dragon as a noun (pejorative):
A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.
Examples:
"She’s a bit of a dragon."
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Dragon as a noun (with definite article, often capitalized):
The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
Examples:
"Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon."
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Dragon as a noun (figuratively):
Something very formidable or dangerous.
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Dragon as a noun:
A type of playing-tile (red dragon, green dragon, white dragon) in the game of mahjong.
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Dragon as a noun:
A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
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Dragon as a noun (military, historical):
A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairholt"
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Dragon as a noun:
A variety of carrier pigeon.
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Dragon as a noun (slang):
a transvestite man, or more broadly a male-to-female transgender person
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Dragon lady as a noun:
An East Asian woman who is stereotypically strong, deceitful, domineering or mysterious.