借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī
Pinyin

Definition

借题发挥
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jiè tí fā huī
  1. to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
  2. to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
  1. 1 debit card
借贷
jiè dài
  1. 1 to borrow or lend money
  2. 2 debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
借代
jiè dài
  1. 1 metonymy
借以
jiè yǐ
  1. 1 so as to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 in order to
借位
jiè wèi
  1. 1 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借住
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to lodge
借债
jiè zhài
  1. 1 to borrow money
借光
jiè guāng
  1. 1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
  2. 2 reflected glory
  3. 3 to benefit from sb else's prestige
借出
jiè chū
  1. 1 to lend
借势
jiè shì
  1. 1 to borrow sb's authority
  2. 2 to seize an opportunity

Idioms (10)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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