lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]); fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
Characters in this word
4草
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variant of 草[cao3]
- Pinyin
- cǎo
- Traditional
- 艸
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4715 of 2500
船
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variant of 船[chuan2]
- Pinyin
- chuán
- Traditional
- 舩
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 996 of 2500
借
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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
- Pinyin
- jiè
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1371 of 2500
箭
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arrow, CL:支[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 7824 of 2500