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叶公好龙

yè gōng hào lóng

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Définitions

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

Mots composant 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