巧立名目
Traditional form:
巧立名目
Pinyin (reading):
qiǎolìmíngmù
Definitions:
- to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Characters:
- 巧 - skillful, ingenious, clever
- 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up
- 名 - name; position, rank, title
- 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
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