虎踞龙蟠 hǔ jù lóng pán

strategic place with strong defenses

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
踞 jù
to squat; to be based upon
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
蟠 pán
to coil