借花獻佛

借花献佛
jièhuāxiànfó

to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else

Wiktionary

Homographs

借花獻佛 jièhuāxiàn Fó
  1. lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. plagiarism

Entry Composition

=1 借 jiè
  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with 給 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by 著 zhe) by; with
=1 借 jiè variant of 借 jiè
=2 花 Huā surname Hua
=2 花 huā
  1. flower
  2. blossom
  3. fancy pattern
  4. florid
  5. to spend (money, time)
  6. (coll.) lecherous
  7. lustful

classifiers: 朵, 支, 束, 把, 盆, 簇
=2 花 huā old variant of 花 huā
=2 花 huā
  1. variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
  3. blossom
  4. also pr. wěi
=3 獻 xiàn
  1. to offer
  2. to present
  3. to dedicate
  4. to donate
  5. to show
  6. to put on display
  7. worthy person (old)
=3 獻 suō
  1. (historical) a method of filtering wine
  2. (historical) sacrificial wine vessel
  3. a method of filtering wine
  4. sacrificial wine vessel
=4 佛 Fó Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 Fótuó)
=4 佛 fú used in 仿佛 fǎngfú
=4 佛 fú used in 彷彿 fǎngfú
=4 佛 fú
  1. (female) head ornament
  2. variant of 彿 fú
=4 佛 fó
  1. (Buddhism) Buddha; The Enlightened One
  2. (Buddhism) statue of Buddha
  3. (Mainland China, Internet slang) alternative form of 服 (“You win”)
  4. (by extension) Buddhism; Buddhist doctrines
  5. (by extension) Buddhist scriptures
  6. Buddha; The Enlightened One
  7. Buddhism; Buddhist doctrines
  8. Buddhist scriptures
  9. alternative form of 服 (“You win”)
  10. statue of Buddha