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龙蟠虎踞 (lóng pán hǔ jù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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龙蟠虎踞 (lóng pán hǔ jù): Describes a place with a majestic and strategically advantageous terrain (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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龙 • lóng • dragon • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

lóng龙

dragon

蟠 • pán • to coil; to occupy; flat peach

pán蟠

to coil; to occupy; flat peach

虎 • hǔ • tiger

hǔ虎

tiger

踞 • jù • crouch, squat; sit, occupy

jù踞

crouch, squat; sit, occupy

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Pinyinlóng pán hǔ jù

MeaningDescribes a place with a majestic and strategically advantageous terrain, often referring to Nanjing.

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More common words that include characters from 龙蟠虎踞.

Words with 龙

水龙头shuǐ lóng tóustopcock; tap; faucet
恐龙kǒng lóngDinosaur
沙龙shā lóngsalon / gathering
龙头lóng tóuleading position /faucet
跑龙套pǎo lóng tàoPlay a minor role / Be an extra
来龙去脉lái lóng qù màiins and outs / the details
画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīngTo dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch
尼龙ní lóngnylon (loanword)

Words with 蟠

蟠曲pánqūwinding; meandering
蟠桃pántáoflat peach (mythological peach of immortality)
蟠踞pánjùto occupy (as a powerful force); to squat
蟠龙pánlóngcoiled dragon

Words with 虎

老虎lǎo hǔtiger
马虎mǎ hucareless
狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food [idiom]
寅虎yín hǔthe Tiger (third of the 12 Earthly Branches)

Words with 踞

盘踞pánjùto occupy illegally; to be entrenched
蟠踞pánjùto occupy (as a powerful force); to squat
踞守jùshǒuto guard; to hold a position
雄踞xióngjùto dominate; to occupy a commanding position

凤翥龙蟠

fèng zhù lóng pán

Describes a powerful, majestic, and dynamic posture or momentum, often used for calligraphy, landscape, or grand occasions.

猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

龙盘虎踞

lóng pán hǔ jù

a strategic location; like a coiling dragon and crouching tiger

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Example Sentences with 龙蟠虎踞

nán南

jīng京

lóng龙

pán蟠

hǔ虎

jù踞

，

zì自

gǔ古

jiù就

shì是

dì帝

wáng王

zhī之

dōu都

。

Nanjing, with its dragon-coiling and tiger-crouching terrain, has been a capital of emperors since ancient times.

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

chéng城

lóng龙

pán蟠

hǔ虎

jù踞

，

yì易

shǒu守

nán难

gōng攻

。

This ancient city, with its dragon-coiling and tiger-crouching terrain, is easy to defend and hard to attack.