借东风 in English jie4 dong1 feng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to use the eastern wind (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to use somebody's help

Simplified Characters

借 东 风

Traditional Characters

借 東 風

Pinyin

jie4 dong1 feng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 东dong1surname Dong 风feng1wind