臥虎藏龍

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wòhǔcánglóng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wòhǔcánglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohhuutsarnglong
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngo⁶ fu² cong⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: ngoh fú chòhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁶ fu² tsong⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁶ fu² cong⁴ lung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²² fuː³⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

臥虎藏龍

to have many hidden talented individuals

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