卧龙

臥龍

Wòlóng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Sleeping Dragon, nickname of Zhuge Liang
2 a great talent living in obscurity
3 Wolong, giant panda nature reserve in Wenchuan county, Sichuan

诸葛亮 Zhūgě Liàng Zhuge Liang · military leader, 181–234

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

卧龙有很多大熊猫。

Wòlóng yǒu hěnduō dàxióngmāo.

There are many giant pandas in Wolong.

HSK 7-9

诸葛亮号称卧龙，庞统号称凤雏。

Zhūgě Liàng hàochēng Wòlóng, Páng Tǒng hàochēng Fèngchú.

Zhuge Liang was known as the Sleeping Dragon, and Pang Tong as the Young Phoenix.

Tips

culture

In 《三国志》徐庶 tells 刘备 that 诸葛亮 is a 卧龙, a dragon lying low, and 司马徽 names him together with 庞统, the 凤雏. Online the pair 卧龙凤雏 is also used in jest for two people who are equally hopeless.

Stroke Order

卧 wò

龙 lóng