葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng

lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
葉 yè
leaf; surname Ye; page
公 gōng HSK 2
public; fair; just
好 hào HSK 1
good; well; very
龍 lóng
dragon; imperial; surname Long