諸葛亮借東風

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Chinese

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Zhuge Liang
to lend; to borrow; excuse
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
 
easterly; spring wind
trad. (諸葛亮借東風) 諸葛亮 東風
simp. (诸葛亮借东风) 诸葛亮 东风
Literally:Zhuge Liang uses the wind to put out a fire”.

Etymology

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From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang utilizes the east wind to send burning ships into the ships of Cao Cao's invading forces.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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諸葛亮借東風

  1. a brilliant plan

See also

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