叶公好龙
Traditional form:
葉公好龍
Pinyin (reading):
Yè Gōnghàolóng
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 叶 - leaf, page; surname
- 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
- 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
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