藏龍臥虎

Chinese

		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	to lie; to crouch	tiger
trad. (藏龍臥虎)		藏	龍	臥	虎
simp. (藏龙卧虎)		藏	龙	卧	虎
Literally: “hiding dragon and crouching tiger”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cánglóngwòhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong⁴ lung⁴ ngo⁶ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cánglóngwòhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsarnglongwohhuu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cánglóngwòhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻang²-lung²-wo⁴-hu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ wɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cong⁴ lung⁴ ngo⁶ fu²
  - Yale: chòhng lùhng ngoh fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsong⁴ lung⁴ ngo⁶ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cong⁴ lung⁴ ngo⁶ fu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹ ŋɔː²² fuː³⁵/

Idiom

藏龍臥虎

to have many hidden talented individuals

Synonyms

臥虎藏龍／卧虎藏龙 (wòhǔcánglóng)

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