借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn fó

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. plagiarism

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
献 xiàn
HSK 5
offer, present; show, display
佛 fó
HSK 5
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.)