葉公好龍 — Ye4 Gong1 hao4 long2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

Ye⁴ Gong¹ hao⁴ long²

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)/fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it/ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

葉

公

好

龍

As word

1

Ye⁴

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)/fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it/ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

2

Gong¹

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)/fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it/ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

3

hao⁴

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)/fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it/ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

4

long²

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)/fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it/ostensible fondness of sth one really fears