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Meaning of 叶公好龙

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gōng hào lóng (Trad.: 葉公好龍)
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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It's said that this Lord Ye was very fond of dragons.
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Story 11 Lord Ye's Love of the Dragon There is a young man, Lord Ye.
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This idiom satirizes those who profess to like or support something, but are aerse to it in actual practice.
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To talk about "arousing the masses of the people" day in and day out and then to be scared to death when the masses do rise ...
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The story of Lord Yeh who professed to love dragons should not be repeated, one must not just talk about socialism for years and then suddenly turn pale when socialism comes knocking at the door.