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臥虎

简卧虎 · 繁臥虎

Mandarin · pinyin wò hǔ

crouching tiger
fig. major figure in hiding
concealed talent

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臥: Look up this written character
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
卧: wò · lie down; crouch

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4–3 · wo4 hu3

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ngo6 fu2

Cantonese word readings for 臥虎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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