The Dragon leaps and the leopard changes
Long Teng Bao Bian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó NGT é NGB à Obi à n, which means that the discussion is popular and changeable. It's from five tragedies, sorrow is difficult, written by Lu Zhaolin of Tang Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
[idiom]: Long Teng Bao Bian [Pinyin]: l ó NGT é NGB à Obi à n [simplified spelling]: ltbb [explanation]: Metaphor: popular discussion, changeable words.
The origin of Idioms
[source]: in Lu Zhaolin's five tragedies, it's difficult to be sad: "if you talk highly, the dragon will soar and the leopard will change; if you write down, the smoke will fly and the fog will condense."
usage
As a predicate or object; used of eloquence
Idiom information
Degree of common use: Average
Emotional color: commendatory words
Idiom structure: United
Time of birth: ancient times
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