生龙活虎

Traditional: 生龍活虎

shēng lóng huó hǔ

Dictionary entry

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)

What does 生龙活虎 mean?

生龙活虎 (shēng lóng huó hǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)

2fig. vigorous and lively

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 龙Lóngsurname Long 活huóto live · alive 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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生龙活虎

shēng lóng huó hǔ

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