叶公好龙

Traditional (Taiwan): 葉公好龍

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yègōnghàolóng ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄏㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

- 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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