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叶公好龙

yè gōng hào lóng

Definitionen

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

Bestandteilwörter von 叶公好龙

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 龙 龙 lóng: dragon
• 叶 叶 xié: to be in harmony
• 叶 叶 yè: leaf