葉公好龍（葉公好龍）　

◎ 葉公好龍 yègōng-hàolóng

[like Lord Ye who claimed to be found of dragons but was mortally afraid of them] 葉,舊讀 shè。漢·劉向《新序·雜事五》:“葉公子高好龍,鉤以寫龍,鑿以寫龍,屋室雕文以寫龍。于是夫龍聞而下之,窺頭于牖,施尾于堂。葉公見之,棄而還走,失其魂魄,五色無主。是葉公非好龍也,好夫似龍而非龍者也。”后以“葉公好龍”比喻自稱愛好某種事物,實際上并不是真正愛好,甚至是害怕