借花獻佛
Chinese edit
to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to offer | Buddha; Buddhism | ||
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trad. (借花獻佛) | 借 | 花 | 獻 | 佛 | |
simp. (借花献佛) | 借 | 花 | 献 | 佛 | |
Literally: “to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
借花獻佛
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 借花獻佛 (“to offer something that one has received to someone else”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 借花獻佛 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 借花獻佛 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 借花敬佛 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 借花獻佛 |
Tainan | 別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家 | |
Longyan | 借花獻佛 |