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Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger
Undiscovered persons of exceptional ability
The meaning of 藏龍臥虎 is that both the tiger and dragon have amazing talents, but if they are out of view, you may not have discovered them.
This old Chinese idiom/proverb is appropriate for someone with an amazing ability that keeps that ability hidden.
You might think this title is in reverse, but actually, this is the original Chinese proverb.
The movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, popularized this alternate version.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
臥虎藏龍 is the movie title of the Kung Fu epic that was very popular in the west a few years back.
This is a re-ordering of an ancient Chinese proverb that refers to undiscovered talents.
The movie was one of the most popular Chinese foreign films to ever debut in the USA but received a lukewarm reception in China.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
Water Dragon / Rain Dragon
蛟龍 is the title for the water dragon is the hornless or scaled dragon. 蛟龍 is the king of all aquatic animals with the ability to control rain and floods.
In Japanese, the rain dragon can represent hidden genius. This dragon's domain is the deep murky water, thus with hidden potential. This can also be the Japanese given name Kouryuu.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
臥虎藏龍 卧虎藏龙 see styles |
wò hǔ cáng lóng wo4 hu3 cang2 long2 wo hu ts`ang lung wo hu tsang lung |
More info & calligraphy: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |
藏龍臥虎 藏龙卧虎 see styles |
cáng lóng wò hǔ cang2 long2 wo4 hu3 ts`ang lung wo hu tsang lung wo hu |
More info & calligraphy: Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger |
李安 see styles |
lǐ ān li3 an1 li an |
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山) |
臥竜 see styles |
garyou / garyo がりょう |
(1) unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; (2) reclining dragon; (given name) Garyō |
臥龍 卧龙 see styles |
wò lóng wo4 long2 wo lung garyuu / garyu がりゅう |
sleeping dragon; (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity (1) unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; (2) reclining dragon; (given name) Garyū |
Variations: |
garyuu; garyou / garyu; garyo がりゅう; がりょう |
(1) unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; (2) reclining dragon |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger | 藏龍臥虎 藏龙卧虎 | cáng lóng wò hǔ cang2 long2 wo4 hu3 cang long wo hu canglongwohu | ts`ang lung wo hu tsanglungwohu tsang lung wo hu |
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| Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon | 臥虎藏龍 卧虎藏龙 | wò hǔ cáng lóng wo4 hu3 cang2 long2 wo hu cang long wohucanglong | wo hu ts`ang lung wohutsanglung wo hu tsang lung |
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| Water Dragon Rain Dragon | 蛟龍 蛟龙 | kou ryuu / kouryuu / ko ryu | jiāo jiao1 long2 jiao long jiaolong | chiao lung chiaolung |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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