借花献佛 — Chinese idiom
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
Traditional: 借花獻佛
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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