生龙活虎
Traditional form:
生龍活虎
Pinyin (reading):
shēnglónghuóhǔ
Definitions:
- lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- fig. vigorous and lively
Characters:
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
- 活 - to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
- 虎 - tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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