藏龍臥虎

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

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• 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

1. to have many hidden talented individuals

Synonyms

• 臥虎藏龍／卧虎藏龙 (wòhǔcánglóng)