卧虎藏龙
Wò hǔ Cáng lóng
Pinyin

Definition

卧虎藏龙
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wò hǔ cáng lóng
  1. lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
  2. fig. talented individuals in hiding
  3. concealed talent
卧虎藏龙
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Wò hǔ Cáng lóng
  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Lǐ Ān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
老虎
lǎo hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
卧虎
wò hǔ
  1. 1 crouching tiger
  2. 2 fig. major figure in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
藏
Zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang 西藏
虎
hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
西藏
Xī zàng
  1. 1 Tibet
  2. 2 Xizang or Tibetan autonomous region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区
隐藏
yǐn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to shelter
  5. 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
  6. 6 to hide oneself
  7. 7 to lie low
  8. 8 to nestle
  9. 9 hidden
  10. 10 implicit
  11. 11 private
  12. 12 covert
  13. 13 recessed (lighting)
龙腾虎跃
lóng téng hǔ yuè
  1. 1 lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. prosperous and bustling
  3. 3 vigorous and active
冷藏
lěng cáng
  1. 1 refrigeration
  2. 2 cold storage
  3. 3 to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment
埋藏
mái cáng
  1. 1 to bury
  2. 2 to hide by burying
  3. 3 hidden
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
宝藏
bǎo zàng
  1. 1 precious mineral deposits
  2. 2 hidden treasure
  3. 3 (fig.) treasure
  4. 4 (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
捉迷藏
zhuō mí cáng
  1. 1 to play hide-and-seek
掩藏
yǎn cáng
  1. 1 hidden
  2. 2 covered
  3. 3 concealed
收藏家
shōu cáng jiā
  1. 1 a collector (e.g. of artworks)
暗藏
àn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
珍藏
zhēn cáng
  1. 1 collection
  2. 2 to collect (valuables)

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)

Sample Sentences

自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙
zìgǔyǐlái ，Zhōngguó rén wǎngwǎng yòng jūnyíng de zhìxù lái guānchá yī Zhī jūnduì de zhànbèi nénglì ，gǔ yǒu Xìliúyíng jīn yǒu Zhūrìhé tóngyàng bìlěisēnyán ，tóngyàng wòhǔcánglóng
From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.
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卧虎藏龙
wòhǔcánglóng
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
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我们公司很卧虎藏龙。
wǒmen gōngsī hěn wòhǔcánglóng 。
Our company has a lot of hidden talent.
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听你这么一说，我终于有些理解为什么导演们要在武术、音乐、服饰、建筑以及自然风光上下这么大功夫了。不过我还是觉得，中国文化的吸引力不仅仅在于这些表面的东西，更在于一些思想方面的东西。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得奖，很大程度上是因为这部影片反映了不同于西方的东方传统道德观念。
tīng nǐ zhème yī shuō ，wǒ zhōngyú yǒuxiē lǐjiě wèishénme dǎoyǎnmen yào zài wǔshù 、yīnyuè 、fúshì 、jiànzhù yǐjí zìrán fēngguāng shàng xià zhème dà gōngfū le 。bùguò wǒ hái shì juéde ，zhōngguówénhuà de xīyǐnlì bùjǐnjǐn zàiyú zhèxiē biǎomiàn de dōngxi ，gèng zàiyú yīxiē sīxiǎng fāngmiàn de dōngxi 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déjiǎng ，hěn dà chéngdùshàng shì yīnwèi zhè bù yǐngpiàn fǎnyìng le bùtóngyú xīfāng de dōngfāng chuántǒngdàodé guānniàn 。
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可是奥斯卡的国际影响力却是独一无二的。国内的大导演们热衷于角逐奥斯卡奖，其实并不是单纯为了得奖，而是希望借着全世界最受关注的奥斯卡奖，把中国电影推向世界。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得了奖，让导演们看到了中国传统文化在国际市场上的吸引力，所以这几年才纷纷拍起了古装片。
kěshì àosīkǎ de guójì yǐngxiǎnglì què shì dúyīwúèr de 。guónèi de dà dǎoyǎnmen rèzhōngyú juézhú àosīkǎ jiǎng ，qíshí bìng bù shì dānchún wèile déjiǎng ，érshì xīwàng jiè zhe quánshìjiè zuì shòuguānzhù de àosīkǎ jiǎng ，bǎ zhōngguódiànyǐng tuīxiàng shìjiè 。Lǐ Ān de 《wòhǔcánglóng 》déle jiǎng ，ràng dǎoyǎnmen kàndào le Zhōngguó chuántǒngwénhuà zài guójìshìchǎng shàng de xīyǐnlì ，suǒyǐ zhèjǐnián cái fēnfēn pāi qǐ le gǔzhuāngpiàn 。
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