shēng lóng huó hǔdictionary entry
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lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
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生龍活虎 生龙活虎 [sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3] /lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively/

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