借花敬佛
Chinese
- to lend; to borrow; excuseto lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means offlower; blossom; to spendflower; blossom; to spend; fancy patternto respect; to venerate; to saluteto respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
Buddha; Buddhism 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
Idiom
借花敬佛
- (chiefly Cantonese) to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 借花獻佛 (“to offer something that one has received to someone else”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 借花獻佛 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 借花獻佛 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 借花敬佛 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 借花獻佛 |