借花敬佛
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Chinese[edit]
to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer |
Buddha; Buddhism | ||
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trad. (借花敬佛) | 借 | 花 | 敬 | 佛 | |
simp. #(借花敬佛) | 借 | 花 | 敬 | 佛 | |
Literally: “to borrow flowers to venerate Buddha”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
借花敬佛
- (chiefly Cantonese) to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else