卧龙 - nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮/Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan/Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳[Nán yáng], Henan - Wò lóng | Definition

人中龙凤

rén zhōng lóng fèng

1 a giant among men (idiom)

伏龙凤雏

fú lóng fèng chú

1 hidden genius (idiom)

来龙去脉

lái lóng qù mài

1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
3 causes and effects

大排长龙

dà pái cháng lóng

1 to form a long queue (idiom)
2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper

大水冲了龙王庙

dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào

1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

强龙不压地头蛇

qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

成语接龙

chéng yǔ jiē lóng

1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next

扳龙附凤

bān lóng fù fèng

1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

抵足而卧

dǐ zú ér wò

1 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng

1 lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
2 to have great hopes for one's offspring
3 to give one's child the best education as a career investment

活龙活现

huó lóng huó xiàn

1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
2 vivid and realistic

生龙活虎

shēng lóng huó hǔ

1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
2 fig. vigorous and lively

画龙点睛

huà lóng diǎn jīng

1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
3 a few words to clinch the point

盘龙卧虎

pán lóng wò hǔ

1 lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
2 fig. talented individuals in hiding
3 concealed talent

卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

1 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
2 fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge

卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

卧虎藏龙

wò hǔ cáng lóng

1 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
2 fig. talented individuals in hiding
3 concealed talent

叶公好龙

Yè Gōng hào lóng

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

藏龙卧虎

cáng lóng wò hǔ

1 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
2 fig. talented individuals in hiding
3 concealed talent

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