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Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself). Compare "hiding dragon" with "finding nemo".

One interpretation of the title is "hidden talents that have not been discovered" (wiki). So it is important to make a distinction between "talents that haven't been discovered yet" and "talents that have been kept hidden deliberately". That is why "hiding dragon" doesn't work here - it is ambiguous.

Another question is, Why not "crouched tiger, hidden dragon" then?

Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself).

Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself). Compare "hiding dragon" with "finding nemo".

One interpretation of the title is "hidden talents that have not been discovered" (wiki). So it is important to make a distinction between "talents that haven't been discovered yet" and "talents that have been kept hidden deliberately". That is why "hiding dragon" doesn't work here - it is ambiguous.

Another question is, Why not "crouched tiger, hidden dragon" then?

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Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself).

Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself).

Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a transitive verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself).

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Yeah, basically, what TypelA said in their answer.

But then there is also the issue of grammar, I think. In "crouching tiger hidden dragon", both "crouching" and "hidden" are adjectives; they are modifying/describing the beasts. "Hiding" wouldn't work here, because that would sound as if it's being used as a verb (i.e., someone is purposefully hiding a dragon instead of the dragon hiding itself).