"借花獻佛" meaning in All languages combined

See 借花獻佛 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/, /t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/, /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/, /t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/, /t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/, /t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: jièhuāxiànfó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chioh-hoe-hiàn-pu̍t [Hokkien, POJ], zioh⁴ huê¹ hiang³ hug⁸ [Peng'im, Teochew], jièhuāxiànfó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jièhuasiànfó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chieh⁴-hua¹-hsien⁴-fo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyè-hwā-syàn-fwó [Mandarin, Yale], jiehhuashiannfor [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзехуасяньфо [Mandarin, Palladius], czexuasjanʹfo [Mandarin, Palladius], je fā hin faht [Cantonese, Yale], dze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zé³ fa¹ hin³ fed⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tsioh-hue-hiàn-pu̍t [Hokkien, Tai-lo], cioihhoe'hiernput [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], tsioh hue hiàng hu̍k [POJ, Teochew] Forms: 借花献佛
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 借花獻佛
  1. to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-借花獻佛-zh-phrase-mYc7LIzU Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Teochew chengyu Synonyms: 借花獻佛 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 借花獻佛 [Taiwan], 借花敬佛 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 借花獻佛 [Xiamen], 別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家 [Tainan], 借花獻佛, 借花獻佛 [Jieyang], Taiwan, Hong Kong, 借花敬佛, Xiamen, Tainan, 別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家, Longyan, Jieyang
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          "word": "借花獻佛"
        },
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          "word": "借花獻佛"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "借花獻佛"
        },
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          ],
          "word": "借花獻佛"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taiwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "word": "借花敬佛"
        },
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          "word": "Xiamen"
        },
        {
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        {
          "word": "別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家"
        },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuāxiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chioh-hoe-hiàn-pu̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zioh⁴ huê¹ hiang³ hug⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuāxiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuasiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chieh⁴-hua¹-hsien⁴-fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyè-hwā-syàn-fwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiehhuashiannfor"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзехуасяньфо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czexuasjanʹfo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "je fā hin faht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zé³ fa¹ hin³ fed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsioh-hue-hiàn-pu̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cioihhoe'hiernput"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsioh hue hiàng hu̍k"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "借花獻佛"
}
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuāxiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chioh-hoe-hiàn-pu̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zioh⁴ huê¹ hiang³ hug⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuāxiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jièhuasiànfó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chieh⁴-hua¹-hsien⁴-fo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyè-hwā-syàn-fwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiehhuashiannfor"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзехуасяньфо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czexuasjanʹfo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "je fā hin faht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dze³ faa¹ hin³ fat⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zé³ fa¹ hin³ fed⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsioh-hue-hiàn-pu̍t"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cioihhoe'hiernput"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsioh hue hiàng hu̍k"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ hiːn³³ fɐt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴ hiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sioʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³ hiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "借花獻佛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "借花獻佛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "借花敬佛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "借花獻佛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家"
    },
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      "word": "借花獻佛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jieyang"
      ],
      "word": "借花獻佛"
    },
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      "word": "Taiwan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hong Kong"
    },
    {
      "word": "借花敬佛"
    },
    {
      "word": "Xiamen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tainan"
    },
    {
      "word": "別儂個桌頂夾肉飼大家"
    },
    {
      "word": "Longyan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jieyang"
    }
  ],
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}

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