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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 借花献佛
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 借花献佛 | jiè huā xiàn fó | - lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property - plagiarism |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 81,328 | 43,089 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 借 | jiè | - to borrow - (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend - to make use of; to avail oneself of - (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with |
| 借 | jiè | - variant of 借[jie4] |
| 花 | huā | - surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | - flower - blossom - CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] - fancy pattern - florid - to spend (money, time) - (coll.) lecherous - lustful |
| 花 | huā | - old variant of 花[hua1] |
| 花 | huā | - variant of 花[hua1] - flower - blossom - also pr. [wei3] |
| 献 | xiàn | - to offer - to present - to dedicate - to donate - to show - to put on display - worthy person (old) |
| 佛 | fó | - Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) |
| 佛 | fú | - seemingly |
| 佛 | fú | - (female) head ornament - variant of 彿|佛[fu2] |
Other Words Containing 借花献佛
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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