叶公好龙 (葉公好龍) yè gōng hǎo lóng

yè gōng hǎo lóng set phrase Lord Ye's passion for dragons; to pretend to be fond of something while actually fearing it
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '葉公好龍')

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