卧虎 (臥虎)
wò hǔ
Pinyin
Definition
卧虎 (臥虎)
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- crouching tiger
- fig. major figure in hiding
- concealed talent
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- 2 fig. vigorous and lively
- 1 crouching tiger
- 2 fig. major figure in hiding
- 3 concealed talent
- 1 lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
- 2 fig. prosperous and bustling
- 3 vigorous and active
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
- 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Sample Sentences
自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙
From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.
卧虎藏龙
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
我们公司很卧虎藏龙。
Our company has a lot of hidden talent.
听你这么一说，我终于有些理解为什么导演们要在武术、音乐、服饰、建筑以及自然风光上下这么大功夫了。不过我还是觉得，中国文化的吸引力不仅仅在于这些表面的东西，更在于一些思想方面的东西。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得奖，很大程度上是因为这部影片反映了不同于西方的东方传统道德观念。
可是奥斯卡的国际影响力却是独一无二的。国内的大导演们热衷于角逐奥斯卡奖，其实并不是单纯为了得奖，而是希望借着全世界最受关注的奥斯卡奖，把中国电影推向世界。李安的《卧虎藏龙》得了奖，让导演们看到了中国传统文化在国际市场上的吸引力，所以这几年才纷纷拍起了古装片。