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龍騰虎躍

简龙腾虎跃 · 繁龍騰虎躍

Mandarin · pinyin lóng téng hǔ yuè

lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
腾: téng · fly; gallop; run; prance; rise
跃: yuè · skip, jump, frolic

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2–2–3–4 · long2 teng2 hu3 yue4

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(idiomatic) active and vigorous; mighty and bustling

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