借花献佛
Traditional form:
借花獻佛
Pinyin (reading):
jièhuāxiàn Fó
Definitions:
- lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- plagiarism
Characters:
- 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
- 献 - to offer, to present; to show, to display
- 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
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