借花献佛 in English jie4 hua1 xian4 Fo2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to win favor or influence using somebody else's property
  • plagiarism

Simplified Characters

借 花 献 佛

Traditional Characters

借 花 獻 佛

Pinyin

jie4 hua1 xian4 Fo2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 花hua1surname Hua 献xian4to offer 佛fu2Buddha