龍盤虎踞

龍盤虎踞

See also: 龙盘虎踞

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	dish; tray; to build dish; tray; to build; to check; to examine; to transfer; (a measure word used for dishes of food or coils of wire); to coil	tiger	be based upon; squat
trad. (龍盤虎踞)		龍	盤	虎	踞
simp. (龙盘虎踞)		龙	盘	虎	踞

Etymology

Literally: (a rocky and uneven terrain which is like) a dragon coiled or a tiger crouched

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóng pán hǔ jù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lóng pán hǔ jù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: long parn huu jiw
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ pʰän³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

Idiom

龍盤虎踞

1. a location that is forbidding and dangerous

Alternative forms

• 龍蟠虎踞