借花献佛

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

CEDICT

Homographs

借花献佛 jièhuāxiànfó

Entry Composition

=1 借 jiè
  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with 给 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by 着 zhe) by; with
=1 借 jiè variant of 借 jiè
=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 献 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)
4 佛 Fó Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 Fótuó)

Related entries

代写 dàixiě
  1. to write as substitute for sb
  2. a ghost writer
  3. plagiarism