長ちょう蛇だ

noun

long snake

Literal meaning: a physically long snake. Not commonly used in everyday conversation; more often seen in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 森もりの中なかで長ちょう蛇だを見みたという話はなしを聞きいた。

  I heard a story about seeing a long snake in the forest.

noun

long line; long queue

Figurative use: a very long line of people, vehicles, etc., likened to a long snake. Often used in set phrases like 長蛇の列.

• 開かい店てん前まえから長ちょう蛇だの列れつができていた。

  A long line had formed even before the store opened.

• 人にん気きのラーメン店てんにはいつも長ちょう蛇だの列れつができる。

  There is always a long queue at the popular ramen shop.