借题发挥 in English jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
  • to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

Simplified Characters

借 题 发 挥

Traditional Characters

借 題 發 揮

Pinyin

jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 题ti2surname Ti 发fa1to send out 挥hui1to wave