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降龍伏虎

简降龙伏虎 · 繁降龍伏虎

Mandarin · pinyin xiáng lóng fú hǔ

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

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降: jiàng · descend, fall, drop; lower, down
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伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–2–2–3 · xiang2 long2 fu2 hu3

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