虎踞龙盘 hǔ jù lóng pán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

CHARACTERS

虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
踞 jù crouch, squat; sit, occupy
龙 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor
盘 pán tray, plate, dish; examine