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叶公好龙

yè gōng hào lóng

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

Child Words of 叶公好龙

龙
lóng
叶
yè
好
hào
叶
xié
好
hǎo
公
gōng