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藏龙卧虎

cáng lóng wò hǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d6f9634dd7a74050. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

藏龍臥虎 藏龙卧虎 [cang2 long2 wo4 hu3] /lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)/fig. talented individuals in hiding/concealed talent/

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Other forms in these source records: 藏龍臥虎

  • 藏
    cáng

    to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

    zàng

    storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

    Zàng

    Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 卧
    wò

    to lie / to crouch

  • 虎
    hǔ

    tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.