Word: 葉公好龍 (yègōnghàolóng)

葉公好龍 is how 叶公好龙 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 叶公好龙

葉公好龍 dictionary entry

yègōnghàolóng
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

Example sentences using 葉公好龍

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