卧虎藏龙

Traditional: 臥虎藏龍

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Dictionary entry

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]

What does 卧虎藏龙 mean?

卧虎藏龙 (Wò hǔ Cáng lóng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1]

2lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

3fig. talented individuals in hiding

4concealed talent

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卧wòto lie · to crouch 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]藏ZàngTibetan ethnic group · Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])龙Lóngsurname Long

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