叶公好龙 in English Ye4 Gong1 hao4 long2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
  • ostensible fondness of sth one really fears

Simplified Characters

叶 公 好 龙

Traditional Characters

葉 公 好 龍

Pinyin

Ye4 Gong1 hao4 long2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

叶ye4to be in harmony 公gong1public 好hao3good 龙long2surname Long