借花献佛(jiè huā xiàn fó): lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 借花獻佛
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiè huā xiàn fó
- Meaning
- lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 借花獻佛
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 借花献佛 — tap one to open its word page.
huā花yuán园
HSK 2garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative pl…
kāi开huā花
HSK 4to bloom; to blossom; to flower
xiān鲜huā花
HSK 4flower
táo桃huā花
HSK 5peach blossom
jiè借jiàn鉴
HSK 6to draw on (others' experience)
fèng奉xiàn献
HSK 6to offer respectfully
fǎng仿fú佛
HSK 6to seem; as if; seemingly
gòng贡xiàn献
HSK 6to contribute
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