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葉公好龍 (jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

葉公好龍 (jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4, Yè Gōng hào lóng) — lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom); fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it; ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

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beyond HSK

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