生龍活虎
Sheng Long Huo Hu
ㄕㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨˇ
比喻活潑勇猛，生氣勃勃。
(Lively dragon and active tiger )
The idiom is used to describe someone or animals very energetic.
龍生九子
Pronunciation:Long Sheng Jiu Zi
ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐ｜ㄡˇ ㄗˇ
(The dragon has nine sons)
比喻人各有所好，不全然相同。
The idiom means each person has his strong points and interests just like the dragon king’s sons all have different abilities.
魚躍龍門
Pronunciation: Yu Yueh Lung Men
ㄩˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ
(Fish jumped over Dragon Gate)
相傳鯉魚躍過龍門之後，即可化身為龍，騰飛升天。後用以比喻登上高位。
According to a Chinese legend, there is a place called "Dragon Gate (Long Men)." If a fish could swim upstream and jump over there, then the fish, would transform into a dragon and fly away.So the idiom is used to describe a man, after working very hard, gets lots of success and reputation in business or studies.
龍飛鳳舞
(Flying Dragon and Dancing Phoenix )
ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨˇ
形容筆勢生動活潑。
The idiom is used to describe the words or calligraphy written by someone are very beautiful and elegant, and energetic, just like dragons flying or phoenixes dancing.
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