借花敬佛
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Chinese
[edit]to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer |
Buddha; Buddhism | ||
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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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jièhuajìngfó
- Wade–Giles: chieh4-hua1-ching4-fo2
- Yale: jyè-hwā-jìng-fwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehhuajinqfor
- Palladius: цзехуацзинфо (czexuaczinfo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ze3 faa1 ging3 fat6
- Yale: je fā ging faht
- Cantonese Pinyin: dze3 faa1 ging3 fat9
- Guangdong Romanization: zé3 fa1 ging3 fed6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛː³³ faː⁵⁵ kɪŋ³³ fɐt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]借花敬佛
- (chiefly Cantonese) to offer something that one has received (as a gift, favour, etc.) to someone else
Synonyms
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