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叶公好龙    
yè gōng hăo lóng
英译 (English) One does not like what he pretends to like.
释义 (paraphrase) 叶公：春秋时楚国贵族，名子高，封于叶（古邑名，今河南叶县）。比喻口头上说爱好某事物，实际上并不真爱好。
示例 (demonstration) 我国古代寓言“叶公好龙”的故事家喻户晓,喜假龙而惧真龙的叶公,成了口是心非、虚伪者的象征。