移花接木 in English yi2 hua1 jie1 mu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to graft flowers onto a tree
  • to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

移 花 接 木

Traditional Characters

移 花 接 木

Pinyin

yi2 hua1 jie1 mu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

移yi2to move 花hua1surname Hua 接jie1to receive 木mu4surname Mu