Chinese symbol for “plagiarism”
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
Traditional: 借花獻佛
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plagiarism is 借花献佛 (jiè huā xiàn Fó), defined as: lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property; plagiarism.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 借花献佛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext |
| 凭借 (憑借) | píng jiè | to rely on; to depend on |
| 借款 | jiè kuǎn | to lend money; to borrow money |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from; with the help of |
| 借鉴 (借鑒) | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things) |
| 借贷 (借貸) | jiè dài | to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 花费 (花費) | huā fèi | expense; cost |
| 贡献 (貢獻) | gòng xiàn | to contribute; to dedicate |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plagiarism”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.