借花献佛 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers ; fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
• plagiarism

Character by character

• 借jièto borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
• 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
• 献xiànto offer, to present; to show, to display
• 佛FóBuddha; Buddhist

Idioms sharing a character

• 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
• 借古讽今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn
• 借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún
• 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
• 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
• 名花有主 míng huā yǒu zhǔ
• 天花乱坠 tiān huā luàn zhuì
• 奇花异草 qí huā yì cǎo
• 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù
• 寻花问柳 xún huā wèn liǔ

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