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Meaning of 叶公好龙

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叶 yè 公 gōng 好 hào 龙 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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Example Sentences
1
在一开篇
,
我想要说一个叶公好龙的故事
。
It's said that this Lord Ye was very fond of dragons.
2
故事
11
叶公好龙有个年青人
,
姓叶
,
非常喜欢龙
。
Story 11 Lord Ye's Love of the Dragon There is a young man, Lord Ye.
3
“
叶公好龙
”
这个成语比喻表面上爱好某种事物
,
但实际上并不真正爱好
。
或者假装爱好
,
实际惧怕
。
This idiom satirizes those who profess to like or support something, but are aerse to it in actual practice.
4
叶公好龙造句嘴里天天说
“
唤起民众
”
,
民众起来了又害怕得要死
,
这和叶公好龙有什么两样
!
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 ...
5
不要重复叶公好龙那个故事
,
讲了多少年的社会主义
,
临到社会主义跑来找他
,
他又害怕起来了
。
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.