叶公好龙

yè gōng hào lóng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 叶公好龙

公
gōng

public

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

龙
lóng

dragon

叶
xié

to be in harmony

叶
yè

leaf