葉公好龍 [叶－－龙]

Jyutping sip3 gung1 hou3 lung4
Pinyin yè gōng hào lóng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指人表現​出​好​鍾​意​某樣​事物​，​但​當​嗰​樣​嘢​真​係​出​現​響​佢​面前​果陣​，​佢​反而​抗拒​、​縮沙
    to pretend to like something which one really fears; literally: Lord Sip likes dragon
    • 政府又要資助文化發展，但又怕文化人羽翼長成就作反，呢啲咪葉公好龍囉。
      政府又要资助文化发展，但又怕文化人羽翼长成就作反，呢啲咪叶公好龙啰。
      zing3 fu2 jau6 jiu3 zi1 zo6 man4 faa3 faat3 zin2, daan6 jau6 paa3 man4 faa3 jan4 jyu5 jik6 zoeng2 sing4 zau6 zok3 faan2, ni1 di1 mai6 jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4 lo1.
      How hypocritical it is for the government to sponsor cultural development, yet worried about opposition from intellectuals.
  2. 近義詞
    虛偽

葉公好龍 [叶－－龙]

Jyutping jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4
Pinyin yè gōng hào lóng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
  2. fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
  3. ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指人表現​出​好​鍾​意​某樣​事物​，​但​當​嗰​樣​嘢​真​係​出​現​響​佢​面前​果陣​，​佢​反而​抗拒​、​縮沙
    to pretend to like something which one really fears; literally: Lord Sip likes dragon
    • 政府又要資助文化發展，但又怕文化人羽翼長成就作反，呢啲咪葉公好龍囉。
      政府又要资助文化发展，但又怕文化人羽翼长成就作反，呢啲咪叶公好龙啰。
      zing3 fu2 jau6 jiu3 zi1 zo6 man4 faa3 faat3 zin2, daan6 jau6 paa3 man4 faa3 jan4 jyu5 jik6 zoeng2 sing4 zau6 zok3 faan2, ni1 di1 mai6 jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4 lo1.
      How hypocritical it is for the government to sponsor cultural development, yet worried about opposition from intellectuals.
  2. 近義詞
    虛偽
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to pretend to like something which one actually dislikes or fears
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府又要资助文化发展，但又怕文化人羽翼长成就作反，呢啲咪叶公好龙啰。
    政府又要資助文化發展，但又怕文化人羽翼長成就作反，呢啲咪葉公好龍囉。
    zing3 fu2 jau6 jiu3 zi1 zo6 man4 faa3 faat3 zin2, daan6 jau6 paa3 man4 faa3 jan4 jyu5 jik6 zoeng2 sing4 zau6 zok3 faan2, ni1 di1 mai6 jip6 gung1 hou3 lung4 lo1.
    • How hypocritical it is for the government to sponsor cultural development, yet worried about opposition from intellectuals.