walk with majestic steps(lóng xiāng hǔ bù)

walk with majestic steps

Longzhuo Hubu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó ngxi ā NGH ǔ B ù, which means like a horse holding its head high, like a tiger walking; it describes the powerful and majestic spirit. It's from Puyi.

Notes on Idioms

Dragon: a tall horse. In ancient times, a horse over eight feet was called a dragon.

The origin of Idioms

Ji Kang's divination of the Three Kingdoms states: "will you be like the dragon and tiger steps of Mao Gonglin's life, and will you be a strong man?"

Idiom usage

Combined; used as predicate and attributive; described as powerful and majestic. Example biography of Chen Lin in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu: "today, the general is in charge of the imperial power. He holds the key position in the army. He is in charge of the dragon and the tiger. He is superior to others." Chen Xuling's "the nine Xiwen of the Duke of Chen" in the Southern Dynasty said, "the Duke's Dragon moves like a tiger, and the wind and cloud are blowing away. The mountains sweep the strong city, and there is no strong Chen in the wild. The evil atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty lies in the stone, and the diagnosis of Qi lies in the Yudu city. This is also the work of the Duke." In the book of the Song Dynasty, Gaozu Ji: "the male dragon steps with a tiger and roars all over the world." In the second chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yide angrily whip the governor and he Guojiu's plan to punish the eunuch: today's generals fight against the emperor's power, command the troops, walk with the dragon and the tiger, and hold their hearts high; if they want to punish the eunuch, they are like a drum burning with fire. "

Chinese PinYin : lóng xiāng hǔ bù