"borrowed scenery" meaning in English

See borrowed scenery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From calque translation of Chinese 借景 (jièjǐng), or Japanese 借景 (shakkei). Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{der|en|ja|借景|tr=shakkei}} Japanese 借景 (shakkei) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} borrowed scenery (uncountable)
  1. The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design. Wikipedia link: borrowed scenery Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Horticulture Translations (principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden): 借景 (jièjǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), lainattu maisema (Finnish), paysage emprunté [masculine] (French), 借景 (shakkei) (Japanese)

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