盤龍臥虎
See also: 盘龙卧虎
Chinese
| winding dragon; winding like a dragon; spiralling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (盤龍臥虎) | 盤龍 | 臥虎 | |
| simp. (盘龙卧虎) | 盘龙 | 卧虎 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pánlóngwòhǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pánlóngwòhǔ
- Wade–Giles: pʻan2-lung2-wo4-hu3
- Yale: pán-lúng-wò-hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parnlongwohhuu
- Palladius: паньлунвоху (panʹlunvoxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰän³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ wɔ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
盤龍臥虎
- intertwined dragons and sleeping tigers; talented men still remaining in concealment