臥虎藏龍

Chinese

		to lie; to crouch	tiger	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (臥虎藏龍)		臥	虎	藏	龍
simp. (卧虎藏龙)		卧	虎	藏	龙
Literally: “crouching tiger and hiding dragon”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wòhǔcánglóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁶ fu² cong⁴ lung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wòhǔcánglóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wòhǔcánglóng
    • Wade–Giles: wo⁴-hu³-tsʻang²-lung²
    • Yale: wò-hǔ-tsáng-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohhuutsarnglong
    • Palladius: вохуцанлун (voxucanlun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁶ fu² cong⁴ lung⁴
    • Yale: ngoh fú chòhng lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁶ fu² tsong⁴ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁶ fu² cong⁴ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²² fuː³⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

臥虎藏龍

1. to have many hidden talented individuals

Synonyms

• 藏龍臥虎／藏龙卧虎 (cánglóngwòhǔ)