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葉公好龍

YèGōnghàolóng

ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

Simplified 叶公好龙

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

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